Contribution of HLA-B51:01 and -A26:01 to Behçet's disease and their clinical association in Thai patients.

Worawit LouthrenooNuntana KasitanonKessara PathanapitoonSuparaporn WangkaewShoji KuwataAi NishiToshikatsu KaburakiRie TanakaFujio Takeuchi

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2020)

HLA-B*51:01 was a susceptible allele for Thai BD patients, and associated with posterior uveitis and visual impairment. HLA-A*26:01 was another susceptible allele in HLA-B*51X non-carrier patients. The protective effect of HLA-B*51:01 on arthritis needs further investigation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis
ankylosing spondylitis