Serum galectin-3 levels in patients with Behcet's disease: association with disease activity over a long-term follow-up

Ozden M. G., Cayci Y. T., Tekin H., Coban A. Y., Aydin F., Senturk N., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.25, no.10, pp.1168-1173, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03941.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1168-1173
  • Keywords: activity marker, Behcet's disease, Behcet's syndrome, galectin, galectin-3, vascular involvement, FAMILY, ADHESION, GENE, EPSILON-BP/MAC-2, EXPRESSION, LECTIN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background There is a need for a laboratory marker that correlates with the clinical activity of Behcet's disease (BD).