The prevalence of Behcet's syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever, HLA-B51 and MEFV gene mutations among ethnic Armenians living in Istanbul, Turkey

Seyahi, E.; Turanli, EDA; Mangan, M.; Celikyapi, G.; Oktay, V.; Cevirgen, D.; Kuzuoglu, D.; Ozoglu, S.; Yazici, H.

The prevalence of Behcet's syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever, HLA-B51 and MEFV gene mutations among ethnic Armenians living in Istanbul, Turkey

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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.28, no.4, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2010
Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: Behcet's syndrome, Familial Mediterranean Fever, prevalence study, Armenian, Turkey, HLA-B51, MEFV gene mutations, DISEASE, POLYMORPHISMS, POPULATION, SUSCEPTIBILITY, ASSOCIATION, ARTHRITIS, INHERITANCE, FREQUENCY, GENOTYPE, SPECTRUM
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of Behcet's syndrome (BS) among the ethnic Armenians in Istanbul using Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) as a comparator disease. We also studied HLA-B51 and MEFV mutations among a group of healthy Armenians and a non-Armenian population.