Table 3

Allelic distributions of HLA-B27 and HLA-C among subsets of psoriatic arthritis

HLA
Oligoarthritis (n = 40)
Polyarthritis (n = 25)
Axial disease (n = 35)

Cw*0102
5 (12)
2 (8)
3 (9)
Cw*0202
3 (7)
2 (8)
3 (9)
Cw*0303
5 (12)
3 (12)
3 (9)
Cw*0304
2 (5)
-
2 (6)
Cw*0401
12 (30)
5 (20)
6 (17)
Cw*0501
3 (7)
3 (12)
3 (9)
Cw*0602
23 (57)
15 (60)
20 (57)
Cw*0701
8 (20)
5 (20)
6 (17)
Cw*0702
3 (7)
3 (12)
11 (31)a
Cw*0802
-
1 (4)
2 (6)
Cw*1203
2 (5)
-
1 (3)
Cw*1402
2 (5)
1 (4)
1 (3)
Cw*1502
3 (7)
1 (4)
1 (3)
Cw*1601
3 (7)
-
1 (3)
B27
8 (20)
3 (12)
19 (54)b

HLA, human leukocyte antigen. Results in parentheses are percentages. aOdds ratio (OR) 5.0 (95% confidence interval 1.4 to 25.0; p = 0.01); bOR 5.8 (95% confidence interval 2.3 to 14.7; p < 0.0001).

Queiro et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R185   doi:10.1186/ar2097

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