title: The Second International Simmons Center Conference on HLA-B27-Related Disorders.
abstract: The Second International Simmons Center Conference on HLA-B27-Related Disorders presented a number of new observations related to the molecular biology of the HLA-B27 molecule, its functional biology as a peptide-binding molecule, and the clinical implications of the association of B27 with the spondylarthropathies, as well as new clinical information concerning these diseases. As a result of the rapid developments in these fields, new insights into the pathogenesis of the B27-related spondylarthropathies will emerge.
authors.affiliation: Harold C. Simmons Arthritis Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 73235-8884.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lipsky
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Taurog
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins