If you’re Black, you may be less likely than someone who’s white to develop Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). But if you do, it could be more severe than it would be in a white person. This type of ...

Research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Arthritis Research Campaign has identified two genes implicated in the disease ankylosing spondylitis, a common disease primarily causing back pain and ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward ...

The etiopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not fully understood. However, there is strong evidence indicating that genetic factors play a pivotal role in disease susceptibility, and that ...

HOUSTON – (Oct. 22, 2007)—Work done in part by researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has led to the discovery of two genes that cause ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory ...

A debilitating autoimmune condition silently attacks the spine and surrounding joints, causing inflammation that gradually transforms flexible vertebrae into rigid, fused bone. Ankylosing spondylitis ...

The HLA-B27 genetic marker is known to be associated with increased risk for various arthropathies, including JIA. Whether the genetic marker's presence has prognostic value has been uncertain. In ...