The role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis

The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-B27 is a Major Histocompability Complex (MHC) class I antigen that is strongly associated with development of a group of closely related arthritic diseases, collectively known as the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). However, the mechanism by which HLA-B27 confers this s...

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Main Author: McHugh, K
Other Authors: Bowness, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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