Fifty years after the discovery of the association of HLA B27 with ankylosing spondylitis
The human lymphocyte antigen B27 (HLA B27) is a member of the HLA class I family of genes in the major histocompatibility complex whose name goes back to its discovery in studies of transplanted tissue compatibility. Its prevalence in the mid-European population is about 8%. The association of HLA B...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-07-01
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| Series: | RMD Open |
| Online Access: | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/3/e003102.full |