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Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have been breast fed less often than healthy controls: a case-control retrospective study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2016
Montoya J, Matta N B, Suchon P, Guzian M C, Lambert N C, Mattei J P, Guis S, Breban M, Roudier J, Balandraud N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the spine and pelvis of young adults. On the HLA-B27 genetic background, the occurrence of AS is influenced by the intestinal microbiota. The goal of our study was to test whether breast feeding, which influences microbiota, can prevent the development of AS. METHODS: First, 203 patients with HLA-B27-positive AS fulfilling the...
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