Lack of Association between Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Gene Promoter Polymorphism and Behcet's Disease with and without Ocular Involvement in Iranian Population: A Case-Control Study.

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PURPOSE: This case-control study aimed to evaluate the possible association of MCP-1 - 2518A/G genetic polymorphism with Behcet's disease (BD) in the Iranian patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was performed in 135 Behcet's patients (51 ocular and 84 non-ocular) and 79 healthy individuals. Peripheral blood samples were genotyped for MCP-1 - 2518A/G using the PCR-RFLP technique. RESULTS: The statistical...

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