Research Article
Whole Genome Expression Profiling and Signal Pathway Screening of MSCs in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Table 1
Demographic data and disease characteristics of enrolled patients and healthy donors.
| Items | AS | HD |
| Numbers | 12 | 12 | Sex | | | Men | 10 | 9 | Women | 2 | 3 | Age (years) | 22.9 (20–30) | 23.1 (21–31) | Body weight (Kg) | 63.3 (58–65) | 63.5 (60–66) | Disease duration from diagnosis (months) | 33.9 (28–39.6) | 0 | HLA-B27 | 11 (91.7%) | 0 | History of extra-axial involvement (number of patients) | | | Uveitis | 0 | 0 | Psoriasis | 0 | 0 | Dactylitis | 2 (16.7%) | 0 | Inflammatory bowel disease | 1 (8.3%) | 0 | Enthesitis | 5 (41.7%) | 0 |
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