Chronic back pain in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: predictive value of HLA-B27 and persistence of inflammatory back pain over time
Background/Purpose First-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may be at high risk of spondyloarthritis. We examined the frequency, characteristics of chronic back pain (CBP), associated features, persistence of symptoms, and HLA-B27 allele frequency in FDRs of AS pati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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| Series: | RMD Open |
| Online Access: | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/6/3/e001418.full |