A study of familial occurrence of Behçet's disease with and without ocular lesions

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-316

  Nishiyama, Midori ^a   Nakae, Kimihiro ^a   Umehara, Takeshi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Familial occurrence; HLA B51; Ocular lesions

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B51 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; EYE INJURY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BEHCET SYNDROME; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035006772     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(01)00321-5     Document Type: Article

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