Article
[Subtypes of the HLA-B27 molecule and association with spondylarthropathies].
Annales de medecine interne - 1 Apr 1998
Toubert A, Tieng V, Boisgérault F, Dulphy N, Tamouza R, Charron D
Abstract excerpt
HLA-B27 subtypes differ in their ethnic distribution and in their susceptibility to spondylarthropathies (SA). B*2705 and B*2702 are the most frequent disease-associated subtypes in Caucasians as well as B*2704 and B*2707 in Asia while B*2706 in Asia and B*2709 in Sardinia have been reported not to be associated to SA. Differences in antigenic peptide presentation could underlie such behavior. Several studies...
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