Article: Research on life sciences detailed by A. Karaman and co-authors.(Report)

According to recent research from Erzurum, Turkey, "Genetic factors that predispose individuals to Behcet's disease (BD) are considered to play important roles in the development of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine, by counting sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and micronucleus (MN) frequencies, whether DNA damage have an effect on the pathogenesis of BD."

"Furthermore, our aim was to show if there is an association between oxidative stress and chromosome instability in BD. We analyzed lymphocytes from patients with BD (16 in active and 14 in inactive periods) and 20 healthy controls for SCE and MN frequencies. In addition, malondialdehyde (MDA) ...

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