Association of HLA-B51 subtypes and Behçet's disease in Spain.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03027.x

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Association of HLA-B51 subtypes and Behçet's disease in Spain.

Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 1998

González-Escribano M F, Rodríguez M R, Walter K, Sanchez-Roman J, García-Lozano J R, Núñez-Roldán A

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We have studied the distribution of the different HLA-B51* alleles among patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and ethnically matched healthy controls in a Spanish population. The serological B51 specificity was increased in BD patients (37.5% versus 15.5% in controls). Among the B51-associated all...

Topics

Alleles
Behcet Syndrome
HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B51 Antigen
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic
Spain

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