Geographic or ethnic differences in the occurrence of disease often provide insights into
causes of disease and possible opportunities for disease prevention. A wide variation on the …

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common rheumatic disease in the Chinese population,
which is the largest population in the world associated with the global burden of health care …

Introduction Despite the availability of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) recommendations
proposed by various rheumatology societies, we considered that a region‐specific guideline …

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA) and the clinical features of
human leucocyte antigen (HLA)‐B27‐associated acute anterior uveitis (HLA‐B27 uveitis) in …

Introduction: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Behçet's disease are known to be associated
with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 and HLA-B51 genes, respectively. However …

Spondylarthropathies revolve around the strongest known contributing factor, HLA-B27.
However, the role of HLA-B27 remains unclear. Its subtypes are reported here in the …

Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are genetically derived proteins in the major
histocompatibility complex. They help distinguish “self” and “non-self” antigens and are …

Key Clinical Message In ankylosing spondylitis cases, axonal‐type sensory‐motor
polyneuropathy is a rare manifestation and should be considered an underlying etiology in …

The main objective of this study is to compare Spanish and Brazilian self-reported health-
related functional capacity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 197 patients diagnosed …

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) refers to a group of HLA-B27-positive associated rheumatic
diseases that share clinical and genetic features. The diseases and conditions that …