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Behçet's disease in HLA-B*51 negative Germans and Turks shows association with HLA-Bw4-80I.
Arthritis research & therapy - 26 May 2014
Kuranov Alexandr Borisovich, Kötter Ina, Henes Jörg Christoph, Abisheva Saule Tleubaevna, Steiert Ingeborg, Riewerts Florian, Momynaliev Kuvat Temirgalievich, Müller Claudia Anna
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INTRODUCTION: Behçet's disease (BD) as systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology is associated with HLA-B*51 in European and Asian populations. HLA-A*26 was claimed as an additional BD susceptibility marker in Japanese and Greek patients. This study was performed to test for HLA associations in HLA-B*51 negative German and Turkish BD populations. METHODS: In total, 65 German and 46 Turkish patients lacking HLA-B*51...
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