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What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

Published on Tue Mar 24, 2015

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory process that affects the spine. The cause of ankylosing spondylitis is not precisely known. It is a genetic condition and most, but not all, patients test positive for gene HLA-B27. Patients affected are usually young adults who may be late twenties or early thirties. It is a systemic disease which can present with fever, fatigue, [...]
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