Familial aggregation of ankylosing spondylitis in southern China

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 550-553

  Liu, Y ^a   Li, J ^a   Chen, B ^a   Helenius, H ^a   Granfors, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Ankylosing spondylitis; Family; HLA B27

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELATIVE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0035091375     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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