Prevalence of HLA-B27 in patients with back pain attending a pain clinic.
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.
O'Connor
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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.
Glynn
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CJ
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
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen