Effects of Smoking and HLA-B51 on Clinical Manifestations in Behcet's Disease: Retrospective Analysis of 209 Patients in a Turkish Population

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TUNA S., ALAN S., Turkoglu E. B.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.30, no.4, pp.319-325, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2015.5600
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.319-325
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, human leukocyte antigen-B51, smoking, ASSOCIATION, FEATURES, POLYMORPHISMS, EXPRESSION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the separate and cumulative effects of smoking and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B51 on the severity and clinical manifestations of Behcet's disease (BD).