Early spondyloarthritis in an HLA-B27-positive monozygotic twin pair: A highly concordant onset, sites of involvement, and disease course

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1464-1467

  Weber, Ulrich ^a   Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Kissling, Rudolf O ^a   Mackenzie, C Ronald ^b   Khan, Muhammad A ^c  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; INDOMETACIN; NAPROXEN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIITIS; SPONDYLOARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PELVIC BONES; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 47349086458     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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