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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1994
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