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HLA-A*9, a probable secondary susceptibility marker to ankylosing spondylitis in Basque patients.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 1999
de Juan M D, Reta A, Cancio J, Belzunegui J, Cuadrado E
Abstract excerpt
HLA-B27 is strongly associated to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The objective of our study was to analyze HLA-B27 association, B27 subtype distribution and frequency of other HLA class I and DR antigens in a group of Basque AS patients. HLA class I antigens were typed serologically and HLA-B27 and A9 subtypes were determined by DNA typing in samples from 46 patients with AS, 54 B27-positive spondyloarthropathies,...
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