genetic counselling
Last reviewed 07/2021
- most patients with ankylosing spondylitis are HLA-B27 positive - the risk
of transmitting the antigen to his/ her children is 50%
- if a child is HLA-B27 positive then the chance of developing ankylosing spondylitis is 1 in 3
Reference:
- (1) Update (1998), 57 (8), 697-703.