title: Behçet's disease and major histocompatibility complex class II antigens in Tunisians.
abstract: Forty-two Tunisian patients suffering from Behçet's disease (23 with uveitis) were typed for HLA-DR and DQ antigens. There was a significant excess of HLA-DQw3 (p less than 0.01) but also an important deficiency of HLA-DRw6 and DQw1 (p less than 0.01). A substantial increase of HLA-DR2 (p less than 0.01) for those with uveitis, and of HLA-DR4, DR7, for the others has been recorded (p less than 0.01).
authors.affiliation: Departement de Medecine, Secteur Rhumatologie Faculte de Medecine de Tunis, Hopital La Rabta, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayed
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamzaoui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens