HLA Class I in Egyptian patients with Behçet’s disease: new association with susceptibility, protection, presentation and severity of manifestations

Abstract

Behçet's disease is associated with HLA Class-I A*24, A*68 and B*15, B*42 and B*51 in Egyptian patients while A*03 and B*52 were found to be protective. Interestingly, HLA B*51 and A*68 could be considered as poor prognostic factor for eye involvement.