Role of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) in autoimmune diseases

G Bodis, V Toth, A Schwarting - Rheumatology and therapy, 2018 - Springer
Since the discovery of HLA 60 years ago, it has contributed to the understanding of the
immune system as well as of the pathogenesis of several diseases. Aside from its essential …

Behçet disease: an update for dermatologists

E Alpsoy, BC Bozca, A Bilgic - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2021 - Springer
Behçet disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology with the
clinical features of oral and genital ulcers, cutaneous vasculitic lesions, ocular, articular …

Exploring the variability in Behçet's disease prevalence: a meta-analytical approach

C Maldini, K Druce, N Basu, MP LaValley… - Rheumatology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Surveys of Behçet's disease (BD) have shown substantial geographic
variations in prevalence, but some of these differences may result from methodological …

Behçet's disease in Egypt: a multicenter nationwide study on 1526 adult patients and review of the literature

TA Gheita, EA El-Latif, II El-Gazzar, N Samy… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives The present work was conducted to estimate the prevalence of adult Behçet's
disease (BD) in adult Egyptian and to study the clinical pattern and influence of age at-onset …

[PDF][PDF] Behçet's syndrome: a critical digest of the 2014-2015 literature

G Hatemi, E Seyahi, I Fresko, R Talarico… - Clin Exp …, 2015 - clinexprheumatol.org
Several studies were published last year which focused on the epidemiology,
immunopathogenesis, genetics, clinical manifestations and management of Behçet's …

Epidemiology of Behçet syndrome and regional differences in disease expression

S Yurdakul - Behçet Syndrome, 2020 - Springer
Behçet syndrome (BS) is more prevalent along the ancient trading route known as the “Silk
Road,” extending from the Mediterranean to the countries in the Far East, where the …

AB0559 Reliability and Validity of The Turkish Translation of The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ-T) in Patients with Behçet's Disease

M Cinar, FI Cinar, C Acikel, S Yilmaz, M Çakar… - 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Background Behçet9s disease (BD) is a multisystem vasculitis with unknown etiology
characterized by the heterogeneous nature of organ involvement and a fluctuating disease …

Evaluation of the psychoeducation program given to behcet's patients in the context of the roy adaptation model

N Erdoğan, F Öz - Nursing Science Quarterly, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The physical, social, and psychological effects of Behcet's disease necessitate the person's
adaptation in many areas. This study was conducted to examine the effect of …

Knitting the threads of silk through time: Behcet's disease—past, present, and future

F Adeeb, AG Stack, AD Fraser - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing vasculitis that affects vessels of all types and
sizes with a broad spectrum of phenotypic heterogeneity and complex …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effect of early immunomodulatory treatment on ocular involvement in Behcet's disease: Historical cohort of 1166 patients

A Tehrani-Banihashemi, ST Faezi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Objectives Eye involvement is a main presentation of Behcet's disease. This study was
performed to evaluate possible determinants affecting the occurrence of eye involvement …