Article
Analysis of the MHC class II encoded components of the HLA class I antigen processing pathway in ankylosing spondylitis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jan 1994
Burney R O, Pile K D, Gibson K, Calin A, Kennedy L G, Sinnott P J, Powis S H, Wordsworth B P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The evaluation of the role of polymorphism within the class II encoded antigen processing genes, LMP2 and TAP, in susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: Eighty five patients with ankylosing spondylitis, 35 B27 positive healthy controls, and 55 unrelated healthy contro...
Topics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Alleles
- Amino Acids
- Base Sequence
- Carrier Proteins
- Cysteine Endopeptidases
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genotype
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans