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HLA-B60 and B61 are strongly associated with ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-negative Taiwan Chinese patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15113995     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Carriage of HLA-B60 has been shown to increase the risk of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in B27-positive Caucasian patients, but the association in B27-negative cases is less certain. This study assessed HLA class I gene associations in Chinese HLA-B27-negative AS patients. METHODS: Forty-one Chinese HLA-B27-negative AS patients fulfilling the modified New York diagnostic criteria for AS were recruited, and 11 383 HLA-B27-negative blood donors were used for comparison. HLA-A and -B typing was done with the microlymphocytotoxicity assay. RESULTS: Among the B27-negative AS patients, 21 were male and 20 were female. Of HLA-B alleles, only B60 and B61 significantly increased susceptibility to AS in HLA-B27-negative patients (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In Taiwan Chinese, carriage of B60 is increased in HLA-B27-negative AS patients. The association between B61 and HLA-B27-negative AS patients has not been reported previously. Whether the gene involved is HLA-B60 or B61 or another gene in linkage disequilibrium with these genes is unknown.
Authors:
J C C Wei; W C Tsai; H S Lin; C Y Tsai; C T Chou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2004-04-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Rheumatology (Oxford, England)     Volume:  43     ISSN:  1462-0324     ISO Abbreviation:  Rheumatology (Oxford)     Publication Date:  2004 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-06-23     Completed Date:  2004-08-30     Revised Date:  2007-09-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883501     Medline TA:  Rheumatology (Oxford)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  839-42     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Allergy-Immunology-Rheumatology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shpai Road, Beitou Chiu, Taipei, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
China / ethnology
Female
Flow Cytometry
Genes, MHC Class I
HLA-B Antigens / analysis*
HLA-B27 Antigen / analysis
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Joints / ultrasonography
Male
Middle Aged
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / genetics,  immunology*,  ultrasonography
Taiwan
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/HLA-B Antigens; 0/HLA-B27 Antigen; 0/HLA-B60; 0/HLA-B61

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