Elevated serum chemokine levels in Behçet's disease with uveitis [1]

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 268-269

  Bozkurt, N ^a   Kazokoglu, H ^a   Yavuz, S ^a   Bavbek, T ^a   Direskeneli, H ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behget's disease; Chemokines; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHEMOKINE; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA CHEMOKINE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UVEITIS;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CHEMOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UVEITIS;

EID: 0141992293     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0304-5     Document Type: Letter

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