title: Serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in Greek patients with Behcet's disease.
abstract: We tested 59 Greek patients with Behcet's Disease (BD) for serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies. No increase of these antibodies was detected in the cases compared to 55 healthy unrelated blood donors from the same population. This finding is in contrast with the correlation between Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies and BD as reported in other populations. It seems that environmental factors may contribute to disease expression in different populations, producing different effects according to the individual's genetic predisposition. Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies do not seem to be of any significance in the Greek population.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Athens-11527, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaiopoulos
authors.forename: Peter Laszlo
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.forename: Faedon
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaklamanis
authors.forename: Efrosyni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Economou
authors.forename: Vassilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zevgolis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sourdis
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000276:immunology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G