Ankylosing spondylitis

Last updated: Monday, 26, July, 2010

Key Information	Appropriate Tests
	HLA typing (90% of patients are HLA-B27 positive); FBC, CRP as appropriate. See also Arthritis.

Key Information

Appropriate Tests

HLA typing (90% of patients are HLA-B27 positive); FBC, CRP as appropriate.

Glossary Terms

FBC :

Full blood count , full blood examination, complete blood count

HLA :

Human leucocyte antigen

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