Open AccessHla‐d locus typing in ankylosing spondylitis and reiter's syndrome
Author(s) -
Kemple Kip,
Gatti Richard A.,
Leibold Wolfgang,
Klinenberg James,
Bluestone Rodney
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780220409
Subject(s) - ankylosing spondylitis , typing , reiter's syndrome , human leukocyte antigen , spondylitis , medicine , immunology , locus (genetics) , tissue typing , population , allele , dermatology , genetics , biology , antigen , arthritis , environmental health , gene
HLA‐D typing of 44 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 31 patients with Reiter's syndrome (RS) did not show increased frequency of any particular Dw allele in either population of patients as compared to controls. Such studies also allowed each patient's general response to be compared with other general responses within each experiment. Contrary to reports of diminished lymphocyte responses in AS patients, hyperresponsiveness in both AS and RS patients was found.