Ankylosing Spondylitis NASS Home Page
Ankylosing Spondylitis NASS Home Page
Argee asks about Ankylosing Spondylitis. Like most spondies, I tend not to talk about it much, but it can be a real pain at times. The link above should take you to the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society, which has some useful information on the illness.
In reponse to your specific concern, Argee, it is hereditary only in the sense that the HLA-B27 antigen does tend to run in families and this antigen makes any children slightly more vulnerable to the disease. However, there is no automatic link that means that they will get it and neither of mine seem to have it.
Argee asks about Ankylosing Spondylitis. Like most spondies, I tend not to talk about it much, but it can be a real pain at times. The link above should take you to the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society, which has some useful information on the illness.
In reponse to your specific concern, Argee, it is hereditary only in the sense that the HLA-B27 antigen does tend to run in families and this antigen makes any children slightly more vulnerable to the disease. However, there is no automatic link that means that they will get it and neither of mine seem to have it.
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