The genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis: new insights into disease pathogenesis
The genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis: new insights into disease pathogenesis
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New Zealand: Dove Medical Press Limited
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English
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New Zealand: Dove Medical Press Limited
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex disease involving multiple risk factors, both genetic and environmental. AS patients are predominantly young men, and the disease is characterized by inflammation and ankylosis, mainly at the cartilage-bone interface and enthesis. HLA-B27 has been known to be the major AS-susceptibility gene for more than 40...
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The genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis: new insights into disease pathogenesis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4070859
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4070859
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1178-704X
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1178-704X
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10.2147/TACG.S37325
