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KMID : 1101320060380030189
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2006 Volume.38 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.195
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The Prevalence of Human Leucocyte Antigen(HLA)-B51 in Patients with Behcet`s Disease
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Cho Seang-Sig
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Abstract
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Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystemic disorder which is more frequently seen in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East, and Far East. The causes and pathogenesis of BD are unknown although many possibilities are being investigated. The diagnosis of BD is based on clinical manifestations because there are no pathognomonic laboratory tests. So, the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of HLA-B51 in patients with BD. We used the whole blood of 33 patients diagnosed with BD at Chosun University Hospital from August 2003 to January 2006. For the HLA-B51 test, we extracted the DNA from the whole blood of 33 BD patients, and we investigated it through the nested PCR method. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/PC 10.0. The frequencies of gender of the 33 cases diagnosed as BD were male 13 (39.4%) and female 20 (60.6%). The frequencies of age group of the 33 cases diagnosed as BD were 20 yrs 8 (24.2%), 30 yrs 12 (36.4%), 40 yrs 8 (24.2%), 50 yrs 1 (3.0%), and 60 yrs and 70 yrs 2 (6.1%), respectively. The frequencies of HLA-B51 of the 33 cases diagnosed as BD were HLA-B51-negative 18 (54.5%) and HLA-B51-positive 15 (45.5%). In conclusion, BD occurred more often in women than men (1: 1.53), and the mean age of the BD patients was 39.8 years old. HLA-B51 was positive in 45.5% of patients with BD, and was statistically significant in age (p<0.05).
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KEYWORD
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HLA-B51, Behcet's disease, nested PCR
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