THE ASSOCIATION OF HLA-B5 ANTIGEN WITH SPECIFIC MANIFESTATIONS OF BEHCETS-DISEASE

AZIZLERLI G., AKSUNGUR V., SARICA R., AKYOL E., OVUL C.

DERMATOLOGY, vol.188, no.4, pp.293-295, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 188 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1994
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000247169
  • Journal Name: DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.293-295
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The HLA-BS phenotype was investigated in 235 patients with Behcet's disease and in 100 healthy persons. HLA-BS was more frequent in the patients (77 vs. 30% p<0.001, relative risk=7.8). The frequency of HLA-BS was higher in patients with genital ulceration than without (82.3 vs. 63%, p<0.01). Patients with thrombophlebitis showed a less frequent positivity of HLA-BS antigen than the patients without thrombophlebitis (50 vs. 79.2%, p<0.02). These results suggest that HLA-BS-related genes not only affect the development of Behcet's disease but also the occurrence of its clinical manifestations.