title: Discovery: HLA and disease.
abstract: This article is a personal account of the author's involvement in the discovery of HLA associations with ankylosing spondylitis; Reiter disease; acute anterior uveitis; and the arthropathies associated with psoriasis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: University of London, England. Derrick.Brewerton@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Derrick Arthur
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brewerton
mesh_terms: D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000266:history*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens