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Distribution of HLA-B27 in Romanian spondyloarthritides patients.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2010
Popa O M, Bojinca M, Bojinca V, Ciofu C, Dutescu M I, Bardan A, Sfrent-Cornateanu R, Petrek M, Bara C, Popa L
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of 310 Romanian spondyloarthritides patients confirmed the association of the HLA-B27 marker with the susceptibility to different diseases of this group. For ankylosing spondylitis, the HLA-B27 frequency in Romanian patients (72.1%) was similar to that found in several regions in the Mediterranean area.
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