Sacroiliitis (SI) is reported to develop in up to 20% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While sex and the HLA-B27 allele have been reported to be associated with sacroiliitis in the ...

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 ...

Patients with late-onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are less likely to be positive for human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) and have a family history of SpA; they are more likely to present with ...

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 ...

Human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) positivity was associated with higher odds of non-remission in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) at 18 years after disease onset, with men showing ...

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 ...