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Kim, Kwon, Shim, and Kim: Frequency of Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 in Korean
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2012; 19(2): 112-113.

Published online: 30 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2012.19.2.112

Frequency of Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 in Korean

Jin-Ju Kim1, Eun-Ji Kwon1, Seung-Cheol Shim2, Tae-Hwan Kim1

1Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

Corresponding to: Tae-Hwan Kim, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, 17, Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-792, Korea. thkim@hanyang.ac.kr

Received 3 March 2012       Revised 12 April 2012       Accepted 12 April 2012

Copyright © 2012 by The Korean College of Rheumatology

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