[Pathogenesis of Bechterew disease].

Article

[Pathogenesis of Bechterew disease].

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 30 Nov 1998

Gran J T

Abstract excerpt

The etiopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis is still incompletely understood. HLA-B27 is important as more than 90% of the patients possess the antigen, but how this genetic marker confers disease susceptibility is yet to be understood. Recent studies of families and twins affected by ankylosi...

Topics

Animals
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-B27 Antigen
Humans
Male
Spondylitis, Ankylosing

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