Abstract
ABSTRACT: Behçet's disease (BD) is characterized by oral and genital ulceration and is complicated by eye, skin, joint and central nervous system lesions. It has long been understood that BD has a strong genetic component, but to date the identified genes account for only around 30% of the risk for developing the disease, and the work has mostly been based on candidate gene analysis. In a recent report, Fei and coworkers presented the results of the first genome-wide analysis of patients with BD. These findings suggest new pathways for investigation in this complex disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 123 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Aug 2009 |