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• Background: Familial Behçet's disease is rare. • Methods: HLA antigens in a Japanese family with Behçet's disease were examined. • Results: The affected patients had HLA B51, and unaffected family members also had the same antigen. • Conclusion: It is likely that not only HLA B51 but also other factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease in Japanese patients.
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Hayasaka, S., Kurome, H. & Noda, S. HLA antigens in a Japanese family with Behçet's disease. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 232, 589–590 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193118
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