A study of correlation between HLA-DQA1 alleles and OPLL in the cervical spine

English Keywords:Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament,Polymerase chain reaction,HLA DQA1,Genotyping

English Abstract:

  Objective:To evaluate the correlation of HLA DQA1 alleles with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in cervical spine(COPLL).Method:The allelic types of HLA DQA1 were detected by PCR SSP technique in 27 cases of COPLL and 51 individuals with