Article
HLA B27 typing in 511 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis from India.
Rheumatology international - 1 Oct 2016
Srivastava Rajni, Phatak Sanat, Yadav Akhilesh, Bajpai Preeti, Aggarwal Amita
Abstract excerpt
The enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) category of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common category in India. HLA B27 has a high prevalence in ERA, and ILAR classification includes it in exclusion criteria for other categories, but due to its cost, it is not routinely done. We undertook this study to assess the prevalence of HLA B27 in ERA and other groups of juvenile arthritis in India....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.