We revealed 16 AS-associated variants with nominal evidence in Han Chinese, including rs10865331 (P=6.30×10-10), rs10050860 (P=4.09×10-5) and rs8070463 (P=1.03×10-4).
The rs7379457 SNP in PPARGC1B, the rs1395621 and rs9438876 SNPs in RUNX3, and the rs8070463 SNP in TBKBP1 are related to the severity of AS in Chinese Han population.