Individuals who express HLA-B27 are 90 times more likely to develop the autoimmune disorder ankylosing spondylitis than individuals with a different HLA allele at this locus.This leads to the conclusion that
A) HLA-B27 causes ankylosing spondylitis.
B) individuals with HLA-B27 will develop ankylosing spondylitis.
C) autoimmune disorders must have genetic components.
D) patients with ankylosing spondylitis express HLA-B27.
E) None of the answers are correct.
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