The levels of serum neopterin in Behçet's disease-Objective marker of disease activity

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-130

  Köse, Osman ^a   Arca, Ercan ^a   Akgül, Özgür ^a   Erbil, Kemal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Cell mediated immunity; Neopterin

Indexed keywords

NEOPTERIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33745252216     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2006.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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