Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated spondylarthritis (uSpA) are related inflammatory diseases affecting the spine and joints with infections among possible etiological factors.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease with high disability rate, and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish from generalized osteoarthritis (GOA).
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a prototype of chronic inflammatory arthritis termed seronegative spondyloarthropathies that typically affects the joints.
In summary, we present a reliable real-time PCR protocol for HLA-B*27 screening directly in whole blood supporting fast clarification of the presence of ankylosing spondylitis or other spondyloarthritides in suspected cases.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized with heterotopic ossification of the axis joints ligaments, resulting in joint disability.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) refers to a type of arthritis manifested with chronic inflammation of spine joints. microRNAs (MiRNAs) have been identified as new therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases.
Considered together, the ability of both protective and disease-associated HLA-B27 allotypes to form homodimers and the failure of HLA-B*27:03 to form homodimers challenge the role of HLA-B27 homodimers in AS pathoetiology.
We aimed to present a systematic evaluation of 47 non Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) susceptibility loci which have been initially discovered through Caucasian Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in Han Chinese.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of rheumatic inflammatory disease. miRNAs participate in the process of regulating inflammatory response and bone differentiation.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder that manifested with sacroiliitis at its early stage and developed extensive inflammation with syndesmophytes of the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spines at its later stage.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of chronic progressive inflammatory disease, which often causes significant damage to the patients on the physical function, labour ability and quality of life.
Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic rheumatological condition affecting sacroiliac joint and spine and occurs more often in younger patients than in the elderly population.