Use of immunohistologic and in situ hybridization techniques in the examination of sacroiliac joint biopsy specimens from patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on April 01, 1995

Authors

J Braun1, M Bollow, L Neure, E Seipelt, F Seyrekbasan, H Herbst, U Eggens, A Distler, J Sieper

Author Affiliations

1: Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

To Investigate Genetic Factors Associated With the Response to Anti-TNF Therapy in Patients With Early AS | NCT02311842

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