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Investigation of the role of ANKH in ankylosing spondylitis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2003
Timms A E, Zhang Y, Bradbury L, Wordsworth B P, Brown M A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The ank/ank mouse develops a phenotype similar to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in humans. ANKH, the human homolog of the mutated gene in the ank/ank mouse, has been implicated in familial autosomal-dominant chondrocalcinosis and autosomal-dominant craniometaphyseal dysplasia. This study was undertaken to investigate the role of ANKH in susceptibility to and clinical manifestations of AS. METHODS:...
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