Ankylosing spondylitis, HLA-B27 positivity and the need for biologic therapies
β Scribed by Jane Freeston; Nick Barkham; Elizabeth Hensor; Paul Emery; Alexander Fraser
- Book ID
- 113684249
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1297-319X
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## Objective: To determine whether hla-b27 positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis (as) and reactive arthritis (rea) share additional hla factors that confer disease susceptibility. ## Methods: Hla class i antigens were typed serologically, and class ii antigens molecularly, in samples take
## Abstract The present study was performed on 61 HLAβB27 positive firstβdegree relatives and 40 HLAβB27 negative relatives of 20 HLAβB27 positive probands with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Of 24 HLAβB27 positive relatives 45 years or older, 21% had AS and 38% sacroiliitis. The HLAβB27 negative rel