Publisher's Synopsis
This work contains the papers presented at the Second International Simmons Center Conference on HLA-B27 Related Disorders. The conference fosters communication between researchers, physicians, and other health care providers concerning pertinent developments in the investigation of the etiopathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies. The focus of the papers is on molecular biology, cell biology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of the spondyloarthropathies.