The interleukin 1 gene cluster contains a major susceptibility locus for ankylosing spondylitis.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common and highly heritable inflammatory arthropathy. Although the gene HLA-B27 is almost essential for the inheritance of the condition, it alone is not sufficient to explain the pattern of familial recurrence of the disease. We have previously demonstrated suggesti...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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