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Prevalence of HLA-B*27 subtypes in the Tamil population of India with Ankylosing spondylitis and its correlation with clinical features.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2021
Kumar Snehil, Doss R Sam Arul, Rebekah Grace, Mathews Nitty S, Danda Debashish, Mathew John, Daniel Dolly
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: HLA-B*27 is strongly associated with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Its subtypes show considerable geographic and ethnic difference. The main aim of this study was to assess the frequency of subtypes of HLA-B*27 in the Indian Tamil AS patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Adult AS patients positive for HLA-B*27 were considered for the study. The high-resolution typing to define HLA-B*27 subtypes were done...
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