TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.51, sa.5, ss.2690-2697, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
Background/aim: High mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) is a nuclear protein acting as a proinflammatory molecule. The serum HMGB- 1 levels were found elevated in chronic inflammatory diseases. In this cross-sectional study, serum HMGB- 1 levels in Behcet's disease (BD) patients and healthy controls (HC) were studied. Also, its association with disease activity scores and clinical findings were evaluated.