Occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis-like syndrome in a HLA-B27 positive patient
โ Scribed by Andrea Mignarri; Maria Teresa Dotti; Carla Battisti; Ignazio Vallone; Antonio Federico
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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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 HLAโB27 positive firstโdegree relatives and 40 HLAโB27 negative relatives of 20 HLAโB27 positive probands with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Of 24 HLAโB27 positive relatives 45 years or older, 21% had AS and 38% sacroiliitis. The HLAโB27 negative rel