Objective To assess the prevalence and severity of peripheral enthesitis among the different
subtypes of spondylarthropathy (SpA) by using ultrasonography (US) in B mode with power …

Objective Altered microbiota composition or dysbiosis is suspected to be implicated in the
pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as spondyloarthritis (SpA) and …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in reference to HLA-B27 in
the French population. Methods In 1989, 20 625 employees of the French national gas and …

Objective To investigate the interrelationships among different phenotypes, and their relationship
to the HLA–B locus, in multiplex families with spondylarthropathy (SpA). Methods We …

The spondyloarthropathies constitute a group of inflammatory joint diseases linked by shared
characteristics that include a strong common genetic background. Genetic factors include …

Continuous progress in the field of genetic biology offers new opportunities to identify the
genetic factors that underlie predisposition to common disorders, also called complexes …

Objective Gut microbiome dysbiosis has previously been reported in spondyloarthritis (SpA)
patients and could be critically involved in the pathogenesis of this disorder. The objectives …

We attempt to assess quantitatively thoracic kyphosis and its influence on incident fractures
and quality of life over three years in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and the …

Objective Several polymorphisms in ERAP1 are strongly associated with susceptibility to
spondyloarthritis (SpA). The combination of rs17482078, rs10050860, and rs30187 results in …

Objective Spondyloarthritis is a group of articular disorders sharing a genetic background.
Polymorphisms in the IL-1 gene cluster have previously been associated with ankylosing …