title: Mitigating selection in HLA-B27 not confirmed.
abstract: The existence of a small, discrete group of HLA-B27 promoters, potentially able to mitigate the deleterious effect of this allele, has not been confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pavesio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eggert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitchison
mesh_terms: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012641:Selection, Genetic
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D015850:Interleukin-6