Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have been breast fed less often than healthy controls: a case-control retrospective study.

J MontoyaN B MattaP SuchonM C GuzianN C LambertJ P MatteiS GuisMaxime BrebanJ RoudierN Balandraud

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2015)

Our study suggests a breastfeeding-induced protective effect on the occurrence of AS. To our knowledge, this is the first study of breastfeeding history in patients with AS.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
preterm infants
healthcare
case control
rheumatoid arthritis
risk assessment
disease activity
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high glucose
diabetic rats
oxidative stress
drug induced