Article
HLA in ankylosing spondylitis: is HLA-B27 the only MHC gene involved in disease pathogenesis?
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 1994
Reveille J D, Suarez Almazor M E, Russell A S, Go R C, Appleyard J, Barger B O, Acton R T, Koopman W J, McDaniel D O
Abstract excerpt
Linkage analysis of HLA haplotypes, HLA-B27 subtypes, and a 9.2-kb PvuII B7 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) (shown previously to be associated with peripheral arthritis in ankylosing spondylitis [AS]) in 115 relatives from 12 multiplex spondyloarthropathy (SNSA) and 2 B27-positive...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA
- Family Health
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Genetic Linkage
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
