Familial aggregation of undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy associated with HLA-B7.
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Familial aggregation of undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy associated with HLA-B7.
OBJECTIVE To report multiple cases of recurrent seronegative arthropathy, enthesopathy, or both, occurring in a single family in the absence of the HLA-B27 tissue type, coexistent psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS Three generations of one family together with their general practitioners completed a standard questionnaire. All subjects with a positive questionnaire and two rando...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.54.2.125