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HLA-B27 Prevalence in Arab Populations and Among Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2012
Mustafa Khader N, Hammoudeh Mohammed, Khan Muhammad Asim
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate prevalence of HLA-B27 among general Arab populations and among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to review published data. METHODS: The prevalence of HLA-B27 was studied among 2579 unrelated healthy Jordanians, almost equally divided among Palestinian refugees and natives of Jordan, reflecting the general population of Jordan. The prevalence of HLA-B27 was also studied among...
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