Back Pain can be a debilitating condition which affects all aspects of a person's life and is responsible for a significant proportion of lost days from work. Governments and the health care sector spend a small fortune on both medication and physical therapy. Back Pain can be caused by physical trauma and general wear and tear but did you know that it can also have a genetic basis? A common example of Back Pain known to have a genetic association is Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Ankylosing Spondylitis is one of the major forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis. It is the prime example of a group of diseases known as Spondyloarthropathies. These are a group of chronic autoimmune joint diseases.
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4/12/09
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