Spondyloarthropathies: Gut dysbiosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Nature Reviews Rheumatology 11, 1 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.207 Author: Caroline Barranco Evidence is accumulating for a role of intestinal dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of several spondyloarthropathies, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Newly published evidence now reveals a discrete microbial signature in the terminal ileum of patients with AS, versus healthy controls. “This finding
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