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Abstract Number: 1662 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
The Association Between Radiologic Progression and Serum Levels of Potential Markers of Bone Formation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Ali Erhan Ozdemirel¹, Firas Doghanji², Orhan Kucuksahin³, Duygu Tecer⁴, Sebnem Ataman⁵, Ayse Peyman Yalcin² and huseyin tutkak⁶, ¹Rheumatology Department, Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training And Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ²Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁶ankara university immunology, ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The association between inflammation and spinal damage in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) remains unclear. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF- α) plays pivotal role in inflammatory process…

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