• DOI:10.1080/08820530701745264
Corpus ID: 11695492

The Genetics of Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease

@article{Durrani2008TheGO,
  title={The Genetics of Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease},
  author={K. Durrani and G. Papaliodis},
  journal={Seminars in Ophthalmology},
  year={2008},
  volume={23},
  pages={73 - 79}
}

K. Durrani, G. Papaliodis

Published 2008

Medicine

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Adamanitiades-Behcet's disease (ABD) is a relapsing systemic vasculitis that may involve the eyes, skin, and almost all other organ systems. Current research on the pathogenesis of ABD suggests a genetic basis for the disease, with certain MHC genes such as those coding for HLA-B51 being the most obvious candidates. Environmental factors such as infectious disease are thought to be responsible for triggering an immunological reaction and systemic features of the disease in genetically… CONTINUE READING

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