Coexistent Marfan's syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 22-year-old woman with coexisting Marfan's syndrome (MFS) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). A change of fibrillin-1 due to mutation of the FBN1 gene (MFS) or a cell-mediated autoimmune response in AS could account for a common pathology.
Medical subject headings
- Marfan Syndrome
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing