ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN HL-A B27: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDY

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN HL-A B27: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDY

Definite ankylosing spondylitis was observed in 0.07% of the Iraqi population. A clinical study of 53 patients (47 males and 6 females) with definite ankylosing spondylitis was carried out. The arthritic manifestations of the disease are similar to those of European patients but iritis is seen less...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rheumatology (Oxford, England) England), 1978-05, Vol.17 (2), p.72-75
Hauptverfasser: AL-RAWI, ZIAD S., AL-SHAKARCHI, H. A., HASAN, F., THEWAINI, A. J.
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Female
HLA Antigens
Humans
Iraq
Male
Middle Aged
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - epidemiology
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:Definite ankylosing spondylitis was observed in 0.07% of the Iraqi population. A clinical study of 53 patients (47 males and 6 females) with definite ankylosing spondylitis was carried out. The arthritic manifestations of the disease are similar to those of European patients but iritis is seen less frequently in our patients. The histocompatibility antigen HL-A B27 was found in 21 of 25 spondylitic patients, while it was found in only two out of 95 normal controls.
ISSN:1462-0324
0300-3396
1462-0332
DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/17.2.72