The Association between HLA Genetic Susceptibility Markers and Sonographic Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis

ConclusionHLA‐B*27 is associated with more severe sonographic enthesitis in PsA, particularly in patients with longer disease duration. This finding highlights the possible role of genetic variants in predisposing to PsA subphenotypes.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - January 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ari Polachek, Richard Cook, Vinod Chandran, Fatima Abji, Dafna Gladman, Lihi Eder Tags: Full Length Source Type: research