title: [Epidemiological aspects of ankylosing spondylitis].
abstract: Epidemiological aspects of ankylosing spondylitis of the pre- and post-HLA-B27-area are shortly presented. The prevalence, the incidence and the mortality of the disease are mentioned. The non specific risk factors such as age, sex, familiar clustering and racial distribution are described. The absence of specific risk factors is regretted.
authors.affiliation: Regionalspital Sta. Maria, Visp.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fellmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen
vernacular_title: Epidemiologische Aspekte der Spondylitis ankylosans.