HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil

HLA-B27 positivity in a large miscegenated population of 5,389,143 healthy blood marrow donors in Brazil

Abstract Background The prevalence of HLA-B27 gene positivity in healthy Caucasian communities varies between 8 and 14%. However, there is a lack of information in countries with a high rate of miscegenation, such as Brazil. Aim To estimate the frequency of HLA-B27 in the Brazilian general populatio...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Gomes Resende, Carla Gonçalves Schahin Saad, Danielli Cristina Muniz de Oliveira, Julio Silvio de Sousa Bueno Filho, Percival Degrava Sampaio-Barros, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Subjects:
HLA-B27
Brazil
Ankylosing spondylitis
Bone-marrow donors
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-023-00302-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-023-00302-6

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