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HLA B-27 antigen

increased frequency of antigen in:

ankylosing spondylitis (90%)
Reiter syndrome (90%)
enteropathic arthritis (75%)
psoriatic arthritis (60%)

normal frequency:

white: 8%
black: 4%

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013

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ankylosing spondylitis

Reiter syndrome

sacroiliitis

psoriatic arthritis

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Crohn disease: extraintestinal manifestations

Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.