title: Prevalence of HLA-B27 in patients with back pain attending a pain clinic.
abstract: 101 patients presenting to a pain clinic with low back pain were tested for HLA-B27 status. Eight (7.9%) of the patients were positive for HLA-B27. This prevalence is similar to that recorded in the general population and suggests that few patients referred to our clinic with back pain have undiagnosed spondyloarthropathies.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Regional Pain Relief Unit, Abingdon Hospital, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1AG U.K. Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU U.K.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Glynn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen