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Human leucocyte antigen-B27 subtypes in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis: higher B*2705 in the patient group.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2009
Park Sung-Hoon, Kim JiHun, Kim Sang-Gyung, Kim Seong-Kyu, Chung Won Tae, Choe Jung-Yoon
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the distribution of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I antigens and B27 subtypings in a group of B27(+) ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and a group of B27(+) control individuals, and to compare differences in their clinical features using subtyping. METHODS: A total of 143 B27(+) AS samples and 32 B27(+) control samples were collected consecutively from two rheumatology centres in...
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