Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown etiology
characterized by recurrent episodes of oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, skin lesions …

The term uveitis encompasses a very diverse group of inflammatory ocular diseases that
cause a significant burden of legal and economic blindness. Indeed, the socioeconomic …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a recurrent systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin
characterized by oral and genital mucous ulcer, uveitis, and skin lesions. Involvement of …

Behcet's Disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Increasing studies find
that a sophisticated interlacing cytokine network is closely implicated in the onset, evolution …

Behçet syndrome (BS) is an idiopathic chronic relapsing multisystem vascular-inflammatory
disease of unknown origin. As the disease affects many organs and systems and shows a …

Objectives To identify non-major histocompatibility complex susceptible genes that might
contribute to Behçet's disease (BD). Methods We performed a genome-wide association …

Important steps forwards have been taken during recent years towards the understanding of
the genetic basis of autoimmunity. The increasing number of study cohorts is allowing better …

Introduction The etiology of Behçet's disease (BD) is unknown, but widely considered an
excessive T-cell mediated inflammatory response in a genetically susceptible host. Recent …

Behcet's disease (BD) is the only systemic vasculitis involving both arteries and vein in any
sizes. It frequently encounters in rheumatology clinics. It has some major morbidities and …

The discovery of the association of HLA B27 with spondyloarthropathy led to more questions
than answers about the role of this gene in disease susceptibility. The realization that HLA …