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Serum β 2 microglobulin in recurrent aphthous stomatitis and Behçet's syndrome
Author(s) -
SCULLY C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1982.tb02386.x
Subject(s) - recurrent aphthous stomatitis , medicine , stomatitis , beta 2 microglobulin , immunology , dermatology
Summary β 2 Microglobulin (β 2 m), a constituent of cell surface histocompatibility antigens, was measured in scrum from twenty‐eight patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis, twenty‐four patients with Behçet's syndrome and twenty‐eight matched controls. Serum β 2 m concentrations were significantly greater in recurrent aphthous stomatitis and in Behçet's syndrome than controls, but failed to differentiate the two diseases.