Gene Variant Not Linked to Bowel Inflammation in AS Patients, Study Finds
The presence of a gene variant considered to be a risk factor for Crohn’s disease and previously associated with ankylosing spondylitis is independent of bowel inflammation and confers protection against ankylosing spondylitis, a study has found. The study, “Association of Crohn’s disease-related chromosome 1q32 with ankylosing spondylitis…