Research Article

Fc-Gamma Receptor 3B Copy Number Variation Is Not a Risk Factor for Behçet’s Disease

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with Behçet’s Disease.

Characteristic (187)

Age at diagnosis (yrs), mean ( )32.7 (8.2)
Female, (%)89 (48%)
Duration of symptoms at diagnosis (yrs), mean ( )6.7 (6.1)
HLA testing
 HLA B51 positive41/80 (51%)
 HLA B5 positive89/175 (51%)
Other tests
 Skin pathergy101/107 (94%)
Symptoms
 Mucous membrane symptoms187 (100%)
 Skin symptoms116 (62%)
 Ocular symptoms112 (60%)
 Neurological symptoms15 (8%)
 Joint symptoms58 (31%)
 Gastrointestinal symptoms13 (7%)
 Vascular lesions14 (7%)
ESR
 <2083 (48%)
 20–4958 (34%)
 ≥5032 (18%)