Morse H G, Rate R G, Bonnell M D, Kuberski T
J Rheumatol. 1980 Nov-Dec;7(6):900-2.
Eighteen cases of Reiter's syndrome were found in a population of approximately 6,000 Navajo Indians. The phenotype frequency of HLA-B27 in this population was found to be 36%. The area in which these people live is endemic for shigellosis, Shigella flexneri being the most common species isolated. Presumably the high frequency of HLA-B27 and shigella infections account for the high incidence and prevalence of Reiter's syndrome in this population.
在大约6000名纳瓦霍印第安人的群体中发现了18例赖特综合征患者。该群体中HLA - B27的表型频率为36%。这些人居住的地区是志贺菌病的地方性流行区，福氏志贺菌是最常分离出的菌种。据推测，HLA - B27的高频率和志贺菌感染导致了该群体中赖特综合征的高发病率和患病率。
