Phenotype Difference between Familial and Sporadic Ankylosing Spondylitis in Korean Patients.

In conclusion, Korean familial AS patients show a lower frequency of oligoarthritis, lower BMI, lower ESR and CRP at diagnosis and higher presence of HLA-B27. PMID: 24932078 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: J Korean Med Sci - June 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kim HW, Choe HR, Lee SB, Chang WI, Chae HJ, Moon JY, Kang J, Lee S, Song YW, Lee EY Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research

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