A multicenter study of patients with adult-onset Still's disease compared with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

…, G Kınıklı, N Besbas, A Dinç, A Ateş, Ü Ölmez… - Clinical …, 2006 - Springer
Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) has often been regarded as the adult spectrum of systemic
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). The present study aims to compare the clinical and …

Association of psoriasis vulgaris with HLA class I and class II antigens in the Turkish population, according to the age at onset

N Kundakçi, T Oskay, Ü Ölmez… - International journal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background Association of psoriasis vulgaris with HLA antigens reference to age at onset
has been reported in different racial or ethnic populations. Objective Our purpose was to …

Vasculitis and expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin in salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's …

…, SD Sak, M Saatci, M Duman, U Olmez - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between clinical symptoms and the grade of
histopathological damage and expression of adhesion molecules in salivary glands of …

Investigating the role of IL-33 in the pathogenesis of Behçet's Disease

…, S Altıner, A İnal, K Köse, G Keskin, Ü Ölmez - Acta Clinica …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Behçet’s disease (BD) is an inflammatory disease, characterized by oral
aphthous lesions, recurrent uveitis, skin lesions, and genital ulcerations. Increased release of …

Serum interleukin-37 level and interleukin-37 gene polymorphism in patients with Behçet disease

…, FSÖ Ateş, O Küçükşahin, S Çolak, Ü Ölmez - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease. The etiopathogenesis of BD is not
well understood and several cytokines and genetic factors have been investigated. …

Serum homocysteine level is higher in Behçet's disease with vascular involvement

A Ateş, O Aydıntuğ, Ü Ölmez, N Düzgün… - Rheumatology …, 2005 - Springer
Objective Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unknown
etiology that is sometimes associated with thrombosis. However, the mechanism of …

A case of overlap syndrome with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and secondary Sjögren's syndrome

N Turkcapar, U Olmez, D Ozer, N Duzgun… - Rheumatology …, 2006 - Springer
We report an unusual case of overlap syndrome that had the coexistence of five autoimmune
diseases. A 45-year-old woman initially developed seropositive erosive rheumatoid …

Insulin-like growth factor-1 suppresses pyrophosphate elaboration by transforming growth factor β1-stimulated chondrocytes and cartilage

U Olmez, LM Ryan, IV Kurup, AK Rosenthal - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 1994 - Elsevier
Our objective was to examine the effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on extracellular
pyrophosphate (ePPi) elaboration by porcine cartilage. These studies further define the …

The role of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease: A case‐control study in Turkish population

NE Dal, P Cerci, U Olmez… - Annals of Human Genetics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Behçet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by oral aphthous
lesions, uveitis, and genital ulcerations. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) has a crucial role …

The importance of alpha-fodrin antibodies in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome

N Turkçapar, U Olmez, H Tutkak, M Duman - Rheumatology international, 2006 - Springer
Objective: We wanted to determine the prevalence of IgA and IgG antibodies against alpha-fodrin
in the patients with primary and secondary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) and also to …