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Increased frequency of HLA-B7 among B27-negative seronegative spondarthritis patients from Mumbai, western India.
British journal of biomedical science - 1 Jan 2009
Devraj J P, Shankarkumar U, Ghosh K
Abstract excerpt
Seronegative spondarthritis (SSA) is a group of inflammatory disorders that shares certain clinical features and has a strong association with the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 allele. Serologically, HLA-B27, HLA-B22, HLA-B7, HLA-B40 and HLA-B42 antigens belong to the HLA-B cross-reacting antigen group (CREG). In addition to B27, other B locus antigens are associated with B27-negative American black,...
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