There is no specific “diagnostic” or pathognomonic laboratory marker for ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis (AS/axSpA), and diagnosis is based on clinical history, physical examination and ...

Axial disease is common and burdensome in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Human leukocyte antigen-B27 (HLA-B27) is a risk factor for axial PsA; treatment response by HLA-B27 status is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Veterans who carried the HLA-B27 gene had higher risk for early mortality and a higher risk for ankylosing ...

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing is important in organ transplantation protocols, as they determine the likelihood of rejection. The HLA system is little understood, however. In simple terms, the ...

Determining the specificity of HLA antibodies is arguably one of the most important contributions by the HLA laboratory today. For patients that have low-to-moderate levels of antibody, using a ...