Genetic Analysis of MEFV Gene Pyrin Domain in Patients With Behçet's Disease

• Main Authors: Ahmet Dursun (Author), Hatice Gul Durakbasi-Dursun (Author), Ayse Gul Zamani (Author), Zerrin Gülin Gulbahar (Author), Recep Dursun (Author), Cengiz Yakicier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. MEFV gene, which is the main factor in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), is also reported to be a susceptibility gene for BD. The pyrin domain of MEFV gene is a member of death-doma...