Sacroiliitis (SI) is reported to develop in up to 20% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While sex and the HLA-B27 allele have been reported to be associated with sacroiliitis in the ...

This study involved 40 patients who met 3 criteria: HLA (human leukocyte antigen)-B27 positivity; less than 3 years of back pain that on history seemed inflammatory; and magnetic resonance imaging ...

Prolonged, uncontrolled, anterior uveitis is a risk factor for spill-over inflammation to the posterior segment of the eye and subsequent cystoid macular edema. Persistent macular edema is the main ...

A 14-year-old Japanese boy noted a blurred vision for 3 weeks in the left eye and was referred to our clinic on 1 February 2001. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/6 in the right eye and ...

Researchers have shown the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway known as the unfolded protein response (UPR) is involved in the degradation of HLA-B27 heavy chain dimers. HLA-B27 is associated ...