MEFV, TNFRSF1A and CARD15 mutation analysis in Behçet's disease.

Abstract

The overall MEFV high carrier frequency in our cohort of BD patients seems to be attributed to their Mediterranean extraction rather than related to BD. The propensity of Arab patients (79.6%) in a cohort of BD patients from northern Israel is highlighted in face of their proportion (20%) in the general population lending further support to arguments that favour a genetic component for BD.