Factor V Leiden mutation in patients with Behcet's disease
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.25, no.3, pp.496-498, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 1998
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.496-498
- Keywords: Behcet's disease, factor V Leiden, thrombosis, ACTIVATED PROTEIN-C, GENE MUTATION, RESISTANCE, THROMBOSIS, RISK
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objective, To determine the relation between factor V Leiden and Behcet's disease (BD), which is described as chronic relapsing vasculitis with pathogenetic mechanisms that seem to be related to anticoagulant pathways.