Analysis of the MHC class II encoded components of the HLA class I antigen processing pathway in ankylosing spondylitis.

OBJECTIVES: The evaluation of the role of polymorphism within the class II encoded antigen processing genes, LMP2 and TAP, in susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS: Eighty five patients with ankylosing spondylitis, 35 B27 positive healthy controls, and 55 unrelated healthy controls...

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Main Authors: Burney, R, Pile, K, Gibson, K, Calin, A, Kennedy, L, Sinnott, P, Powis, S, Wordsworth, B
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 1994