Two Genes Related to Ankylosing Spondylitis, Discovered
A disabling form of arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis is a painful and progressive disease in which some or all of the spine’s vertebrae fuse together.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that not only affects the spine but also can attack other joints and organs, including the heart, lungs and eyes. The condition afflicts an estimated one in 200 males and one in 500 females and typically strikes during adolescence and young adulthood.
I would like the patients to understand their condition better in order to help them discern what is best for their life with arthritis in conjunction to what their doctors are telling them! .. 
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