Article
Polymorphism of the LMP2 gene and disease phenotype in ankylosing spondylitis: no association with disease severity.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Sept 1997
Maksymowych W P, Adlam N, Lind D, Russell A S
Abstract excerpt
Although a number of reports have now described an association between polymorphism of the LMP2 gene and disease phenotype in HLA-B27 positive individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), some describe associations with acute anterior uveitis, others with juvenile onset disease, and one report p...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cohort Studies
- Cysteine Endopeptidases
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Markers
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Proteins
- Regression Analysis
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Severity of Illness Index
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing