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A comparison between 70 patients with ankylosing spondylitis and 97 controls revealed no significant differences in Gm allotypes. In the patients, no association was found between Gm types and various clinical features.
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Gran, J.T., Gaarder, P.I. & Husby, G. IgG heavy chain (Gm) allotypes in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Rheumatol 4, 73–75 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032321
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