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The Discovery of HLA-B27 in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Related Disorders

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In the early 1970s, following Dr. Christian Barnard’s momentous first cardiac transplantation in the world, the field of organ transplantation acquired a new resonance, and tissue typing units were formed in many hospitals.

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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). The Discovery of HLA-B27 in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Related Disorders. In: Ankylosing spondylitis and Klebsiella. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4300-0_3

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