Identification of ANKDD1B variants in an ankylosing spondylitis pedigree and a sporadic patient

• Main Authors: Zhiping Tan (Author), Hui Zeng (Author), Zhaofa Xu (Author), Qi Tian (Author), Xiaoyang Gao (Author), Chuanman Zhou (Author), Yu Zheng (Author), Jian Wang (Author), Guanghui Ling (Author), Bing Wang (Author), Yifeng Yang (Author), Long Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a debilitating autoimmune disease affecting tens of millions of people in the world. The genetics of AS is unclear. Analysis of rare AS pedigrees might facilitate our understanding of AS pathogenesis. Methods We used genome-wide linkage analysis and...