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HLA-B27 and its Subtypes in World Populations

HLA-B27 and its Subtypes in World Populations

M. Khan Published: 1st July 1995 Abstract: "Twenty-five years ago, HLA-B27 was recognized as a new HLA specificity. It is present throughout Eurasia but is virtually absent among the genetically unmixed native populations of South America, the Bantus and Sans...

Gut Microbiota–MicroRNA Interactions in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Gut Microbiota–MicroRNA Interactions in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Fataneh Tavasolian, Robert D. Inmanabc Spondylitis Program, Division of Rheumatology, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Departments of...

Ocular Demodex: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Literature

Ocular Demodex: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Literature

Alexis Ceecee Zhang, Alex Muntz, Michael T M Wang, Jennifer P Craig and Laura E Downie Published: July 2020 Abstract: "There is increasing clinical and research interest in the potential contribution of Demodex to ocular surface disease. The aim of this systematic...

The Microbiome in Autoimmune Diseases

The Microbiome in Autoimmune Diseases

Published: December 2018Authors: F. De Luca, and Y. Shoenfeld In Summary: Microbiota (such as bacteria in the gut) live symbiotically with humans which is why "the human microbiome might be a major player in autoimmunity"Dysbiosis can "induce autoimmune disease" for...

Dietary practices and inflammatory bowel disease

Dietary practices and inflammatory bowel disease

Technical details from the study Abstract: "The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains elusive but it is believed to result from incompletely understood interactions between environmental triggers in a potentially genetically susceptible host and a...

Global Prevalence of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Global Prevalence of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Linda E. Dean, Gareth T. Jones, Alan G. MacDonald, Christina Downham, Roger D. Sturrock, Gary J. Macfarlane Published: 9th December 2013 Abstract: "For effective health care provision, knowledge of disease prevalence is paramount. There has been no systematic...