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HLA-B27 in the Greek Cypriot population: distribution of subtypes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and other HLA-B27-related diseases. The possible protective role of B*2707.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2004
Varnavidou-Nicolaidou Agathi, Karpasitou Katerina, Georgiou Dora, Stylianou Galatia, Kokkofitou Avgousta, Michalis Christodoulides, Constantina Constantinou, Gregoriadou Christiana, Kyriakides George
Abstract excerpt
The major purpose of the present study was to investigate the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 alleles in healthy controls and in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other HLA-B27-related diseases in the Greek Cypriot population. We selected 102 HLA-B27-positive individuals (60 controls and 42 patients). Typing of the HLA-B27 alleles was performed by polymerase chain reaction amplification...
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