Chronic back pain in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: predictive value of HLA-B27 and persistence of inflammatory back pain over time
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Chronic back pain in relatives of people with AS is associated with HLA-B27.
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Doughem K, Weisman MH, Ward MM, et al. Chronic back pain in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: predictive value of HLA-B27 and persistence of inflammatory back pain over time. RMD Open 2020;6:e001418. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001418
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