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Kimura's disease and Behcet's syndrome in the same family--are they associated?
Joint bone spine - 1 Jan 2013
Ben-Chetrit Eldad, Touitou Isabelle, Fellig Yakov, Barat-Houari Mouna
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BACKGROUND: Behcet's disease (BD) and Kimura's disease (KD) are two inflammatory diseases commonly found in Japan. In Israel, both diseases are quite rare. Recently, we encountered a family whose three siblings suffer from BD and an additional brother suffers from KD. This observation raised the question as to whether both diseases have a common underlying genetic basis. AIM OF THE STUDY: To describe this unique...
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