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Autoantibodies specificity in acute anterior uveitis according to the presence of the HLA-B27 allele.
Ocular immunology and inflammation - 1 Dec 2001
Trevisani V F, Mattos K T, Esteves R F, Olialves S M, Andrade L E
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PURPOSE: To study HLA-B27(+) and HLA-B27(-) patients with AAU with respect to the frequency and specificity of organ-specific and non-organ-specific autoantibodies. METHODS: Fifty-seven consecutive patients with AAU were subjected to ophthalmologic and rheumatologic evaluation as well as to autoantibody determination: antinuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF), anticardiolipin, anti-smooth muscle, and...
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