Autoimmune diseases recognize a multifactorial pathogenesis, although the exact
mechanism responsible for their onset remains to be fully elucidated. Over the past few …

Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune lymphocytes with potent cytolytic and immune-
regulatory activities. NK cells are well-known for their ability to kill infected and malignant …

Malignant tumors seriously endanger human health and life, and restrict economic
development. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) is the expression product of the human major …

New epidemiologic studies from Poland, Jordan, Algeria, Taiwan and Korea highlight the
geographic differences in incidence, prevalence and clinical features of Behçet's syndrome …

Behçet's disease (BD) is an immune-mediated vasculitis related to imbalances between the
innate and adaptive immune response. Infectious agents or environmental factors may …

Behçet disease is a chronic, relapsing-remitting autoinflammatory syndrome with a strong
HLA-B* 51 association. In this paper, we describe a human cohort of 267 individuals with …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic and inflammatory disease, characterized mainly by
recurrent oral and genital ulcers, eye involvement, and skin lesions. Although the exact …

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by vascular damage
and fibrosis in the intima that commonly occurs in the aorta. In many damaged sites in TA …

Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disabling disease with the underlying
pathophysiology of auto-antibodies attacking the postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors of …

Background Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem and multifactorial autoimmune disease
characterized by relapsing episodes of oral aphthae, genital ulcers, and ocular and skin …