The study of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has made significant progress over the last decade.
Genome-wide association studies have identified and further substantiated the role of …

Possession of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecule B27 is strongly
associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but the pathogenic role of HLA-B27 is unknown …

The strong association between HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis has been known for
more than 33 years, but the enigma of the pathogenetic role of the gene and its product has …

Pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthriti... : Current Opinion in Rheumatology
Pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology …

HLA-B27 (Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27) accounts approximately for the one third of the
overall genetic susceptibility to spondylorthropathies (SpAs). Up to 70 HLA-B27 subtypes …

Reactive arthritis is an important cause of lower limb oligoarthritis, mainly in young adults. It
is one of the spondyloarthropathy family; it is distinguishable from other forms of …

OBJECTIVES: In recent years, great progress has been made in the development of
diagnostic tools, therapeutic approaches, and validated outcome measures in the …

✓ Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can cause significant
functional complications by affecting the sacroiliac joints and axial skeleton. Despite a …

Objective It was previously shown that HLA–B27 subtypes predisposing to spondyloarthritis
(SpA), ie, B* 27: 02, B* 27: 05, and B* 27: 07, displayed an increased propensity to form …

Objective To characterize rheumatologists' perspectives on evolving trends of reactive
arthritis (ReA). Methods After ethics approval, 548 members of the Canadian Rheumatology …