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. 2023 Jun 30;34(2):159-162.
doi: 10.31138/mjr.34.2.159. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Chromosomal Distribution of Ankylosing Spondylitis Susceptibility Loci

Mostafa Saadat  1
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Chromosomal Distribution of Ankylosing Spondylitis Susceptibility Loci

Mostafa Saadat. Mediterr J Rheumatol. .

Abstract

Objectives: Previous studies have been indicated that susceptible loci of several multifactorial diseases were non-randomly distributed on human genome. There is no published data on chromosomal distribution of genes associated with risk of ankylosing spondylitis. Therefore, the present study was carried out.

Methods: Published meta-analyses indexed in the PubMed database were used in the present study. Non-randomness chromosomal distribution of these loci was evaluated by the statistical method of Tai et al.

Results: A total of 88 articles were obtained. There was 32 ankylosing spondylitis associated genes. The present study revealed that the human chromosome segments 6p11.2-p21.33, 19q13.2-q13.42, and 2q11.2-q14.1 were ankylosing spondylitis associated-rich regions by bearing 7, 6 and 4 susceptible loci, respectively.

Conclusion: Ankylosing spondylitis associated-genes non-randomly have been distributed non-randomly on human chromosomes.

Keywords: ankylosing spondylitis; chromosome; genes; susceptibility.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1.
Ankylosing spondylitis associated genes distribution on chromosomes.
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