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. 1979 Apr;38(2):118–121. doi: 10.1136/ard.38.2.118

Behçet's syndrome: a family study and the elucidation of a genetic role.

L Berman, B Trappler, T Jenkins
PMCID: PMC1000334  PMID: 443880

Abstract

A family with features of the mucocutaneous ocular syndrome is described. A 4-generation study reveals that the condition has been inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expressivity. Psychiatric symptoms and myalgia have been prominent features peculiar to our patients.

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