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SUBMITTER: Ertas R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5428486 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ertaş Ragıp R Özyurt Kemal K Avcı Atıl A Ketenci Ertas Sule S Atasoy Mustafa M
F1000Research 20170323
Recently, a few case reports and clinical studies have been published that explore the association of Behçet's Disease (BD) and vitiligo, with conflicting results. Genetic and immunological properties of BD and presence of autoantibodies support autoimmunity, but clinical features suggest autoinflammatory diseases. BD is thought to be a cornerstone between autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. On the other hand, vitiligo has been accepted as an autoimmune disease with associations of other a ...[more]