Article
The genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Jul 2006
Reveille John D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Genetic factors provide over 90% of the overall susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis, with about half of the genetic contribution attributed to HLA-B27 and other major histocompatibility complex genes. Recent studies have focused on non-major histocompatibility complex genes. This review is aimed at summarizing the status of major histocompatibility complex and non-major histocompatibility...
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