The genetics of acute anterior uveitis.
DA Brewerton - Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of …, 1985 - europepmc.org
DA Brewerton
Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom, 1985•europepmc.orgAcute anterior uveitis (AAU), and the many diseases with which it is associated, may be
inherited. The antigen HLA-B27, on the 6th chromosome, increases the risk of AAU twenty-
fold. AAU is also associated with an unusual phenotype, MZ, on the 14th chromosome--
particularly when the AAU is related to ankylosing spondylitis.
inherited. The antigen HLA-B27, on the 6th chromosome, increases the risk of AAU twenty-
fold. AAU is also associated with an unusual phenotype, MZ, on the 14th chromosome--
particularly when the AAU is related to ankylosing spondylitis.
Acute anterior uveitis (AAU), and the many diseases with which it is associated, may be inherited. The antigen HLA-B27, on the 6th chromosome, increases the risk of AAU twenty-fold. AAU is also associated with an unusual phenotype, MZ, on the 14th chromosome--particularly when the AAU is related to ankylosing spondylitis.
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