Authors
Mahdi Mahmoudi, Masoud Garshasbi, Amir Ashraf-Ganjouei, Ali Javinani, Mahdi Vojdanian, Masoumeh Saafi, Nooshin Ahmadzadeh, Ahmadreza Jamshidi
Publication date
2018/7
Journal
Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
178
Publisher
Avicenna Research Institute
Description
Background:
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoinflammatory Spondyloarthropathy (SpA) which is characterized by sacroiliitis, which progresses to the axial skeleton. It seems that non-Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) and also HLA-B27 are associated with the susceptibility and pathogenesis of the disease. The recent Ge-nome-Wide Association Studies (GWASs) have reported intergenic rs6759298 to be associated with AS etiology. The aim of this study was investigation of the rs6759298 polymorphism in Iranian AS patients. In addition, probable correlations with clinical indices and manifestations were considered.
Methods:
This study included 403 patients with AS. The control group consisted of 506 healthy individuals who were matched for sex, age, and ethnicity with AS group. Genotyping of rs6759298 was determined using the Amplification-Refractory Mutation System-Polymerase Chain Reaction …
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