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Associations between the HLA-A polymorphism and the clinical manifestations of Behcet's disease

Eun Ha Kang1†, Jeong Yeon Kim2†, Fujio Takeuchi3, Joon Wan Kim2, Kichul Shin2, Eun Young Lee2, Yun Jong Lee1, Eun Bong Lee2,4, Myoung Hee Park4,5 and Yeong Wook Song2,4*

  • * Corresponding author: Yeong Wook Song ysong@snu.ac.kr

  • † Equal contributors

1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

2 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

4 Institute of Rheumatology, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

5 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R49 doi:10.1186/ar3292

Published: 24 March 2011

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