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Behçet's disease and genes within the major histocompatibility complex region.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Apr 2012
Song Yeong Wook, Kang Eun Ha
Abstract excerpt
The role of genetic background in the development of Behçet's disease (BD) is best reflected by the strong association between HLA-B*51 and BD that has been demonstrated across various ethnic groups. The contributions made by other HLA or non-HLA genes to disease susceptibility have been suggested by the results of a number of gene association studies, although the true associations between the genes located...
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