If three of my brothers have ankylosing spondylitis, why does the doctor say it is not necessarily hereditary? The meaning of risk in multiplex case families with ankylosing spondylitis.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate how patients with ankylosing spondylitis and their relatives in multiplex case families understand concepts of familial aggregation, heredity and risk perceptions, and its impact on decision-making. METHODS: This is a multimethod clinical investigation using field research style in 34 individuals from 10 families with ≥2 members with ankylosing spondylitis covering a wide spectrum of...

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