Both HLA-B5 and HLA-B51 are gene markers that are sometimes present in patients with Behçet’s disease. But there are some people who have this gene marker who don’t have …

HLA-B5 (B5) is an HLA-B serotype. B5 is a broad antigen serotype that recognizes the B51 and B52 split antigen serotypes. [1]

To quantify by meta-analysis the genetic effect of the HLA–B5 or HLA–B51 (HLA–B51/B5) allele on the risk of developing Behçet’s disease (BD) and to look for potential effect modifiers. …

A meta-analysis of HLA-B5 or B∗51 genotypes in 4800 patients with Behçet's syndrome with 16 289 healthy controls suggested a 32–52% of population attributable risks for Behçet's …

A variation of the HLA-B gene called HLA-B51 increases the risk of developing Behçet disease by about a factor of six, although the mechanism is not well understood. One-third to two-thirds of …

HLA-B53 is most common in West African populations, where malaria is a frequent cause of death in children. Studies suggest that this version of the HLA-B gene may help the immune …

What is HLA - B5 Test? HLA (human leukocyte antigen) B5 has two splits B•51 and B•52 of which only B•51 is important in the etiology of Behcet's disease (Behçet's disease is an inflammation …

HLA-B*51 subtype genotyping for 63 alleles (B*51:01–B*51:63) was performed by PCR after DNA extraction from whole blood of BS patients. The correlation of disease clinical manifestations …

Oct 15, 2009 · The strength of the association between BD and HLA-B51/B5, and its consistency across populations of various ethnicities, lends further support to this allele being a primary …

Yazici H, Chamberlain MA, Schreuder I, D'Amaro J, Muftuoglu M. HLA antigens in Behçet's disease: a reappraisal by a comparative study of Turkish and British patients. Ann Rheum Dis. …