High variability of HLA-B27 alleles in ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies in the population of Northern Spain

Human Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 673-676

  Gonzalez, Segundo ^a   Garcia Fernandez, Sonia ^b   Martinez Borra, Jesus ^b   Blanco Gelaz, Miguel Angel ^b   Rodrigo, Luis ^b   Sanchez Del Río, Jose ^c   López Vazquez, Antonio ^b   Torre Alonso, Juan Carlos ^d   López Larrea, Carlos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Department of Immunology ^*  (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL MONTE NARANCO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; HLA B27 alleles; PCR SSP; Spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; ALLELE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

ALLELES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMAN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VARIATION (GENETICS); HUMANS;

EID: 0036020520     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(02)00404-4     Document Type: Article

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