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I have been diagnosed as having AS, what should I know about Ankylosing Spondylitis and its treatment?

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I have been diagnosed as having AS, what should I know about Ankylosing Spondylitis and its treatment?

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Every patient with AS should make a note of the following: AS is a relatively difficult condition and it requires long term or may be life long treatment There is a treatment for it and the disease can be kept under very good control AS is a cause of back pain in adolescents and young adults Tendency to develop AS is genetically inherited The HLA-B27 gene can be detected in the blood of most (but not all) patients with AS AS can also affect eyes, heart, lungs, and occasionally the kidneys

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