Article
HLA-DRB1*08 influences the development of disease in Mexican Mestizo with spondyloarthropathy.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 May 1997
Maksymowych W P, Gorodezky C, Olivo A, Alaez C, Wong C, Burgos-Vargas R, Sanchez-Corona J, Ramos-Remus C, Russell A S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: HLA class II encoded factors may influence the phenotype of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). These include HLA DRB1*07 for peripheral arthritis, and polymorphism of the HLA-linked LMP2 locus and HLA DRB1*08 for acute anterior uveitis (AAU). We studied the relationship between DRB1*08 and d...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Child
- Female
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Indians, North American
- Male
- Mexico
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- White People
