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Individuals who express HLA-B27 are 90 times more likely to develop the autoimmu

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Individuals who express HLA-B27 are 90 times more likely to develop the autoimmu

Individuals who express HLA-B27 are 90 times more likely to develop the autoimmune disorder ankylosing spondylitis than individuals with a different HLA allele at this locus. This leads to the conclusion that:

a)   HLA-B27 causes ankylosing spondylitis.
b)   individuals with HLA-B27 will develop ankylosing spondylitis.
c)   autoimmune disorders must have genetic components.
d)   patients with ankylosing spondylitis express HLA-B27.
e)   None of the above is true.

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