Abstract:
HLA B
5,B
8,B
12, B
21, And B
27 were determined in 44 cases with Behcet’s disease (BD) and 40 cases of control patients. The results showed that 56.82% (25/44) were B
5 positive, 11.36% (5/44) were B
8 positive 43.18% (19/44) were B
12 positive, 36.36% (16/44) were B
21 positive and 20.45 (9/44) were B
27 positive, It was noted that complete BD was mostly B
5 positive (77.78%), and 64.71% of them had organ involvement. Among B
8 positive patients, 4 (80%) of them were complete BD with organ involvement. Six out of 9 B
27 positive BD patients had sacroiliitis. It was surprised to note that 68.75% of B
5 positive BD patients had tuberculosis infection. We conclude that determination of HLA B
5,B
8,B
12、B
21, and B
27 is helpful for the diagnosis and classification of BD. Furthermore, there are high prevalences of organ involvement and tubercuiosis infection among B
5 positive BD, while B
27 positivity is closely related to sacroiliitis.