There is no specific “diagnostic” or pathognomonic laboratory marker for ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis (AS/axSpA), and diagnosis is based on clinical history, physical examination and ...

Ankylosing spondylitis can create uncomfortable pain or stiffness in your back, neck, hips, and other areas of your body. We’ve learned a lot about AS in recent years but there’s still a lot we don’t ...

Axial disease is common and burdensome in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Human leukocyte antigen-B27 (HLA-B27) is a risk factor for axial PsA; treatment response by HLA-B27 status is ...

Rates of HLA-B*58:01 allele testing were markedly higher with use of a clinician-facing dashboard plus a best practice alert vs a dashboard alone in patients prescribed allopurinol. Implementation of ...

The HLA-B27 genetic marker is known to be associated with increased risk for various arthropathies, including JIA. Whether the genetic marker's presence has prognostic value has been uncertain. In ...