The HLA-B*5703 allele confers susceptibility to the development of spondylarthropathies in Zambian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with slow progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the HLA distribution in a population of individuals from Zambia in order to establish a possible relationship between the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the development of spondylarthropathy (SpA). METHODS: A large epidemiologic analysis of rheumatology patients living in Zambia was performed in order to identify those who had SpA. We selected 64 patients...

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