Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — In patients with inflammatory bowel disease, a “strong and consistent three-way interaction” was ...

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 ...

The HLA-B27 genetic marker is known to be associated with increased risk for various arthropathies, including JIA. Whether the genetic marker's presence has prognostic value has been uncertain. In ...

A 14-year-old Japanese boy noted a blurred vision for 3 weeks in the left eye and was referred to our clinic on 1 February 2001. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/6 in the right eye and ...

Background: A 36-year-old male presented with bilateral, anterior, chronic uveitis, with cystoid macular edema. Decimal visual acuity was 0.25 in the right eye and 0.20 in the left eye. 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 ...

The etiopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not fully understood. However, there is strong evidence indicating that genetic factors play a pivotal role in disease susceptibility, and that ...

Prolonged, uncontrolled, anterior uveitis is a risk factor for spill-over inflammation to the posterior segment of the eye and subsequent cystoid macular edema. Persistent macular edema is the main ...