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A 37-year-old man complains of a pain in his lumbar and thoracic spine and limited spinal mobility for the last 5 years. After examination he was diagnosed with central ankylosing spondylitis. This man is likley to be a carrier of the following HLA antigen:

Answer options

  1. HLA-B27
  2. HLA-DR4
  3. HLA-B5
  4. HLA-DR8
  5. HLA-DR20
Correct answer

HLA-B27

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