title: Distribution of HLA-B27 in Romanian spondyloarthritides patients.
abstract: The analysis of 310 Romanian spondyloarthritides patients confirmed the association of the HLA-B27 marker with the susceptibility to different diseases of this group. For ankylosing spondylitis, the HLA-B27 frequency in Romanian patients (72.1%) was similar to that found in several regions in the Mediterranean area.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Pathophysiology, University Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania. oliviapopa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bojinca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bojinca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciofu
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dutescu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bardan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sfrent-Cornateanu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bara
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Popa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005805:Genes, MHC Class I; D005819:Genetic Markers; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012383:Romania; D025241:Spondylarthritis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen