MHC associations of ankylosing spondylitis in East Asians are complex and involve non-HLA-B27 HLA contributions

MHC associations of ankylosing spondylitis in East Asians are complex and involve non-HLA-B27 HLA contributions

Abstract Background The association of HLA-B*27 with AS is amongst the strongest of any known association of a common variant with any human disease. Nonetheless, there is strong evidence indicating that other HLA-B alleles are involved in the disease. European ethnicity studies have demonstrated ri...

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Main Authors: Geng Wang, Tae-Hwan Kim, Zhixiu Li, Adrian Cortes, Kwangwoo Kim, So-Young Bang, Paul Leo, Matthew A. Brown, Huji Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Ankylosing spondylitis
HLA
Association
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02148-5

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