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Article: Findings from T.K. Arayssi et al in Behcet disease reported.(Report)
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- Genomics & Genetics Weekly
- Article date:
- July 17, 2009
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"Genotypic profiles of the natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) have been reported to vary among different ethnic groups and variable clinical entities. This study represents the second report on its distribution among patients with Behcet's disease (BD)," scientists in Beirut, Lebanon report (see also Behcet Disease).
"We studied 43 unrelated Lebanese Behcet's patients, had their DNA typed using sequence-specific primer technique for the presence of 16 KIR genes and pseudogenes loci, and compared them to the general Lebanese population. In addition to sharing common features with the general population, the AA genotype was still the most ...