The Phenotype of Axial Spondyloarthritis: Is It Dependent on HLA-B27 Status?
Laura C CoatesXenofon BaraliakosFrancisco Javier BlancoElena Alonso Blanco-MoralesJurgen BraunVinod ChandranJose Luis Fernandez-SueiroOliver FitzGeraldPhil GallagherDafna D GladmanElena GubarTatiana KorotaevaElena LoginovaEnnio LubranoJuan MuleroJose Pinto-TasendeRubén QueiroJesús Sanz SanzAgnes SzentpeteryPhilip S HelliwellPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Patients with axial SpA who are positive for HLA-B27 have more severe radiographic damage, more marginal syndesmophytes, and more frequent syndesmophyte symmetry compared to patients who are negative for HLA-B27.