Ab1012 an Increased Frequency of Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Been Found in the Spouses of Spondyloarthritis/Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: Environmental Factors May Play a Role in Spondyloarthritis
Abstract:BackgroundIt is known that genetic and environmental factors play a role in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). [1] It can be thought that spouses living in the same house are exposed to similar environmental factors.ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate whether common living space increases the frequency of SpA development in unrelated spouses of SpA patients.MethodsBetween November 2021 and June 2022, 680 SpA patients who applied to the Hacettepe University rheumatology outpatient clinic were in… Show more
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