Association of Crohn's disease-related chromosome 1q32 with ankylosing spondylitis is independent of bowel symptoms and faecal calprotectin.

Rebecca L RobertsMary C WallaceAndrew A HarrisonDouglas WhiteNicola DalbethLisa K StampDaniel ChingJohn HightonTony R MerrimanPhilip C RobinsonMatthew A BrownSimon M Stebbings

Published in: PeerJ (2018)

In patients with AS, the association of the CD 1q32 SNP was independent of non-invasive markers of bowel inflammation. Other CD related SNPs were not found have a significant association with AS.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
oxidative stress
systemic lupus erythematosus
gene expression
physical activity
depressive symptoms
drug induced
high density