Association of salivary S. mutans colonisation and mannose-binding lectin deficiency with gender in Behcet's disease

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MUMCU G., İNANÇ G. N., AYDIN S. Z., ERGUN S. A. T., DİRESKENELİ R. H.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.27, sa.2, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
• Basım Tarihi: 2009
• Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, Mannose-binding lectin, S. mutans, male gender, PERIODONTAL FINDINGS, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, ANTIBODY-RESPONSES, TURKISH PATIENTS, MANIFESTATIONS, POLYMORPHISMS, PATHOGENESIS, PENICILLIN, INDUCTION, SYMPTOMS
• Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. The present study aimed to investigate the interactions among salivary S. mutans colonisation, serum mannose binding lectin level (MBL), oral ulcer activity and disease course in patients with Behcet's disease (BD).