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Molecular Mimicry Between Klebsiella Pullulanase Enzyme, HLA-B27 and Collagens I and IV

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The association between ankylosing spondylitis and HLA-B27 has been well established. Over 95 % of ankylosing spondylitis patients possess the histocompatibility antigen HLA-B27, whilst its frequency in the general UK or US population is about 8 %.

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  1. King’s College London, London, UK

    Alan Ebringer B.Sc, MD,FRCP, FRACP, FRCPath (Professor of Immunology)

  2. UCH School of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

    Alan Ebringer (Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist)

  3. Division of Life Sciences, King’s College London, London, SE1 8WA, UK

    Alan Ebringer (Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist)

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Ebringer, A., Ebringer, A. (2013). Molecular Mimicry Between Klebsiella Pullulanase Enzyme, HLA-B27 and Collagens I and IV. In: Ankylosing spondylitis and Klebsiella. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4300-0_16

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