Rheumatic symptoms in Crohn's disease and the HLA system.
The study of the distribution of the HLA phenotypes among 55 patients suffering from Crohn's disease did not show any significant difference compared to a control population. On the other hand, the same study limited to patients suffering both from Crohn's disease and peripheral articular manifestations showed a significant increase in the frequency of the HLA BW17.
D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens