title: High prevalence of the haplotype HLA-A11, B27 in arthritis patients from the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
abstract: The haplotype HLA-A11, B27 is present in significantly increased numbers in arthritis patients, over and above the numbers expected from its relative proportion in B27-positive healthy controls, from the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
authors.affiliation: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richens
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koki
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D059870:HLA-A11 Antigen; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D010219:Papua New Guinea
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D059870:HLA-A11 Antigen; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen