Genetic susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a highly heritable, common rheumatic condition, primarily affecting the axial skeleton. The association with HLA-B27 has been demonstrated worldwide, and evidence for a role of HLA-B27 in disease comes from linkage and association studies in humans, and transgenic animal mo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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