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Prevalence of HLA-B27 and subtypes of HLA-B27 associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Galicia, Spain.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Fernández-Sueiro J L, Alonso C, Blanco F J, Rodríguez-Gómez M, Galdo F, González-Gay M A
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of HLA-B27 and its subtypes in both the normal population and in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in Galicia, Northwest Spain. METHODS: The prevalence of HLA-B27 in the normal population was determined by checking the number of HLA-B27 positive samples in 308 subjects from different areas of Galicia who had donated organs over a period of 4 years. A total of 106...
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