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Genetics of spondyloarthritis--beyond the MHC.
Nature reviews. Rheumatology - 10 Apr 2012
Reveille John D
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often coexist in the same patient and in their families. In AS, genes within the MHC region, in particular HLA-B27, account for nearly 25% of disease hereditability, with additional small contributions from genes outside of the MHC locus, including those involved in intracellular antigen processing (that is, ERAP1, which interacts with...
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