The Role of CTLA-4 Exon-1 49 A/G Polymorphism and Soluble CTLA-4 Protein Level in Egyptian Patients with Behçet's Disease

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients with Behçet’s disease and frequency of clinical manifestations.

Variables	Values
Sex (male : female)	38 : 22
Age (mean ± SD), years	34.8 ± 10.7
Disease duration, years	7.2 ± 3.9
Clinical characteristics	Number of cases, 𝑛 (%)
Major symptoms
Oral ulcer	60 (100.0)
Genital ulcer	41 (68.3)
Skin lesions	12 (20.0)
Uveitis	19 (31.7)
Retinopathy	35 (58.3)
Minor symptoms
Arthritis	25 (41.7)
Gastrointestinal involvement	11 (18.3)
Central nervous system involvement	26 (40.3)
Vasculitis	36 (60.0)
Headache	21 (35.0)
Skin pathergy test	38 (63.3)