HLA-B27 frequency in a group of patients with psoriatic arthritis Freqüência de HLA-B27 em uma amostra de pacientes com artrite psoriática

BACKGROUND: HLA-B27 is associated with spondyloarthritis, a group of diseases that includes psoriatic arthritis. OBJECTIVES: To describe the HLA-B27 frequency in a group of Brazilian patients with psoriatic arthritis and correlate its presence or absence with their clinical manifestations. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Danilo Garcia Ruiz, Mário Newton Leitão de Azevedo, Omar Lupi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-12-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000600004