Anti-endothelial cell antibodies and central nervous system involvement in Behçet's disease Anticorpos anti-célula-endothelial e envolvimento do sistema nervoso central na moléstia de Behçet

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have detected the presence of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) in patients with Behçet's disease (BD). However, no real evidence exists whether these antibodies exert any influence on clinical presentation and/or activity of this disease. OBJECTIVES: To det...

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Main Authors: Romy Christmann Souza, Laís Lage, Cláudia Goldesntein-Schainberg, André Regis Macedo, Solange Carrasco, Célio Roberto Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000600005