Abstract:Background
The prevalence of HLA-B27 gene positivity in healthy Caucasian communities varies between 8–14%. However, there is a lack of information in countries with a high rate of miscegenation, such as Brazil.
Aim
To estimate the frequency of HLA-B27 in the Brazilian general population using a large national registry database.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional ecological study using the Brazilian Registry of Volunteer Bone Marrow Donors (REDOME) database on HLA-B27 allelic frequency and proportion of positiv… Show more
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