According to the Arthritis Foundation, 80% to 90% of children diagnosed with juvenile ankylosing spondylitis are positive for the HLA-B27 gene. This gene produces a protein on white blood cells ...

According to the Arthritis Foundation, there is no evidence that ankylosing spondylitis decreases milk supply. Also, you can’t pass the condition to your baby while nursing. Sometimes ...

To successfully manage ankylosing spondylitis (AS), I recommend being active, staying social, and living your life the way you want to as much as possible. Many of today’s assistive devices ...

TNF-blocking agents have proven very effective against ankylosing spondylitis in many patients, but can produce severe adverse effects and are ineffective in 30% of those treated. Researchers in ...

A 5-year study of bimekizumab in ankylosing spondylitis encountered no new safety signals, with efficacy sustained even in a conservative analysis with non-responder imputation, according to data ...

Some research suggests a possible link between Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This link may relate to the presence of the HLA-B27 gene. EDS is a rare genetic ...