The association analysis between HLA-A*26 and Behçet’s disease

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The strongest genetic risk factor of Behçet's disease (BD) is HLA-B*51. Our group previously reported that HLA-A*26 is independently associated with the risk of the onset of BD apart from HLA-B*51. Here, we re-evaluated the association between HLA-A*26 and BD in the Japanese population. We also performed a comprehensive literature search and meta-analyzed the extracted published data concerning the relationship...

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