New perspective on Behçet's disease.

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New perspective on Behçet's disease.

International reviews of immunology - 1 Jan 1997

Sakane T

Abstract excerpt

There are many distinct differences between Behçet's disease of Silk Route and that of outside Silk Route; genetic factors, role of neutrophils, and severity of this disease. We have thus emphasized that we prefer the term "Behçet's syndrome" rather than "Behçet's disease". In this chapter, Behçe...

Topics

Animals
Behcet Syndrome
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B51 Antigen
Heat-Shock Proteins
Humans
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Neutrophils
Phenotype
T-Lymphocytes

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