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The prevalence of HLA-B27 in the US: data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 2012
Reveille John D, Hirsch Rosemarie, Dillon Charles F, Carroll Margaret D, Weisman Michael H
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OBJECTIVE: To carry out the first large-scale population study of the prevalence of HLA-B27 in the US, which is needed for public health planning purposes because of recent improvements in medical therapy and diagnostic testing for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: The national prevalence of HLA-B27 was determined as part of the 2009 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a...
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