Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disorder. Although the cause and
pathogenesis of BD are still unclear, there is evidence for genetic, immunologic and infectious …

The threat of the current coronavirus disease pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is accelerating the development of potential …

Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by four major
manifestations: recurrent ocular symptoms, oral and genital ulcers and skin lesions 1 . We …

Individuals with Behçet's disease suffer from episodic inflammation often affecting the
orogenital mucosa, skin and eyes. To discover new susceptibility loci for Behçet's disease, we …

… cloning unidentified genes to identify the pathogenic gene of this disease (Mizuki et al.
1997b). In this paper, we wish to introduce an overview of genetic predisposition underlying the …

… During nucleotide sequence analyses of the MICA genomic clone, we found a triplet repeat
microsatellite polymorphism of (GCT/AGC) n in the transmembrane (TM) region of the MICA …

… (a) Representative western blot, 5 d after suture placement in Vegfr2 loxP/loxP mouse
corneas treated with pCre or pNull (n = 8 corneas pooled per group). Loading control, …

… Cell numbers are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 8). No infiltrating cells were detected in
the aqueous humor from rats without LPS (control group). The dose of prednisolone was 10 …

We have developed a new high-throughput, high-resolution genotyping method for the detection
of alleles at the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 loci by combining …

Refractive errors are common eye disorders of public health importance worldwide. Ocular
axial length (AL) is the major determinant of refraction and thus of myopia and hyperopia. We …