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Genetical factors--other than HLA-B27--in "HLA-B27-associated diseases".
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology. Supplement - 1 Jan 1990
Derhaag P J
Abstract excerpt
All studies among acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) agree on the importance of and high association with HLA-B27. However, the majority (greater than 95%) of the HLA-B27+ population will never develop such disease. There are two--generally accepted--important factors increasing the relative risk for developing AAU or AS. Firstly being HLA-B27 positive and secondly being a first degree...
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