| Literature DB >> 2217958 |
M A Khan1, S M van der Linden.
Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies show a remarkable association with a genetic marker--HLA-B27--and also illustrate the relationship between host and environmental factors. HLA-B27 has revitalized the epidemiology of spondyloarthropathies and has helped to broaden the clinical spectrum of these diseases. These and other aspects of descriptive and genetic epidemiology are reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2217958
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheum Dis Clin North Am ISSN: 0889-857X Impact factor: 2.670