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Differences in Cellular Clearing Mechanisms of Aggregates of Two Subtypes of HLA-B27.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Thakur Amit Kumar, Luthra-Guptasarma Manni
Abstract excerpt
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belongs to a group of diseases, called spondyloarthropathies (SpA), that are strongly associated with the genetic marker HLA-B27. AS is characterized by inflammation of joints and primarily affects the spine. Over 160 subtypes of HLA-B27 are known, owing to high polymorphism. Some are strongly associated with disease (e.g., B*2704), whereas others are not (e.g., B*2709). Misfolding of...
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