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HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis: tales from China.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2010
de Castro J A López
Abstract excerpt
The two most frequent HLA-B27 subtypes worldwide are B*2704 and B*2705. In the Han population of China B*2704 and, to a lower extent, B*2705 are found with significant frequency, and both are associated to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Two articles in this issue report that the association to AS in this ethnic group is stronger for B*2704 than for B*2705. Thus, at least among the Han, B*2704 would be the strongest...
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