Article
Real-time PCR based HLA-B*27 screening directly in whole blood.
HLA - 1 Mar 2020
Geiger Kathrin, Zach Christina, Leiherer Andreas, Fraunberger Peter, Drexel Heinz, Muendlein Axel
Abstract excerpt
The linkage between the occurrence of human leucocyte antigen B*27 (HLA-B*27) and ankylosing spondylitis or other related spondyloarthritides is well documented. PCR based methods are widely used for HLA-B*27 screening. To refine HLA-B*27 testing we aimed at establishing a real-time PCR protocol to detect the HLA-B*27 allele directly in blood samples, without DNA extraction. HLA-B*27 analysis was performed by two...
Topics
- Alleles
- Genes, MHC Class I
- HLA-B Antigens
- Humans
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reproducibility of Results
