OBJECTIVE Familial aggregation of Behçet's disease has been reported previously. The
current study aimed at investigating the sibling recurrence risk ratio (λs) for Behçet's disease, …

Objective. Associations between autoantibodies and clinical features have been described
in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Herein, we aimed to define autoantibody clusters …

Previous studies showed a link between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Epstein-Barr
virus (EBV) infection. We sought to determine the features of serologic response to EBV …

Objective This study investigates the clinical and demographic characteristics of familial
Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients with and without amyloidosis. Patients and methods The …

Objective. Age at onset has been shown to affect the clinical course and outcome of
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Herein, we aimed to define the differences in clinical …

Objective The pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has a strong genetic contribution.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessively inherited autoinflammatory …

The objective was to investigate the predictive factors for avascular necrosis (AVN) of bone
in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The records of 868 patients with SLE …

OBJECTIVES: Ankylosing spondylitis is strongly associated with HLA-B27. However, the
strength of the association with HLA-B27 and the clinical features may vary in different parts of …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with an
unfavorable prognosis. We investigated the characteristics of SLE patients with PH. The …

The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of antibodies against cyclic
citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and keratin (AKA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as …