[Spondyloarthropathies and HLA-B27 subtypes in the populations of the Russian North].

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[Spondyloarthropathies and HLA-B27 subtypes in the populations of the Russian North].

Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 1997

Erdes Sh, Gusev I A, Krylov M Iu, Benevolenskaia L I

Abstract excerpt

The aim of the study was to investigate the role of HLA-B27 subtypes in development of ankylosing spondylitis and other seronegative spondylarthropathies. Using oligotyping techniques we studied native DNA of 219 HLA-B27 positive natives: 88 Chukotka residents and 131 Mordovians (Russian Ugro-Fin...

Topics

Alleles
Cold Climate
DNA
Genome, Human
Genotype
HLA-B27 Antigen
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Oligonucleotide Probes
Racial Groups
Russia
Spondylitis, Ankylosing

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