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  • Title: HLA-DR4 in ankylosing spondylitis with different patterns of joint involvement.
    Author: Miehle W, Schattenkirchner M, Albert D, Bunge M.
    Journal: Ann Rheum Dis; 1985 Jan; 44(1):39-44. PubMed ID: 3871603.
    Abstract:
    Fifty patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) confined to the spine and sacroiliac joints were compared with 50 cases of AS complicated by various patterns of non-axial joint involvement. Radiological and clinical features were evaluated and HLA-DR4 typing was carried out. This antigen was found in 16% of 200 normal individuals in 18% of patients suffering from exclusively axial AS, and in 54% of patients with additional purely peripheral joint involvement (wrist, finger, ankle, toe). The possibility that HLA-DR4 represents a non-specific marker for peripheral arthritis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is discussed.
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