Prevalence of HLA-B27 in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Qatar

Table 1

HLA-B27 distribution among patients with AS in Qatar.

Nationality	Number	+ve HLA-B27
Qataris	11	09 (82%)
Jordanians/Palestinians	19	14 (72%)
Egyptians	10	09 (90%)
Iraqis	05	04 (80%)
Omanis	04	03 (75%)
Sudanese	04	03 (75%)
Syrians	04	02 (50%)
Lebanese	04	02 (50%)
Yemenis	03	02 (66%)
Algerians	02	01 (50%)
Indians	26	19 (73%)
Pakistanis	12	07 (58%)
Bengalis	08	03 (37.5%)
Iranians	06	03 (50%)
Irish	01	01 (100%)