Molecular genetics (HLA) of Behçet's disease.

doi:10.3349/ymj.1997.38.6.333

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Molecular genetics (HLA) of Behçet's disease.

Yonsei medical journal - 1 Dec 1997

Mizuki N, Inoko H, Ohno S

Abstract excerpt

Behçet's disease (BD) has been known to be strongly associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B51. This B51 association has been confirmed in many different ethnic groups between the Middle East and Japan, and it has been proposed that BD is prevalent in those ethnic groups along the old...

Topics

Animals
Behcet Syndrome
Genotype
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B51 Antigen
HLA-C Antigens
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Microsatellite Repeats
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic

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