Preferred Name |
ankylosing spondylitis |
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Synonyms |
Bekhterev syndrome Bekhterev's disease ankylosing spondylarthritis Marie-Strumpell disease |
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Definitions |
An autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation in the vertebral joints of the spine and sacroiliac joints. It predominantly affects young males. Patients present with stiffness and pain in the spine. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005306 |
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has_exact_synonym |
Bekhterev syndrome Bekhterev's disease ankylosing spondylarthritis Marie-Strumpell disease |
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label |
ankylosing spondylitis |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0005306 |
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prefLabel |
ankylosing spondylitis |
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textual definition |
An autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation in the vertebral joints of the spine and sacroiliac joints. It predominantly affects young males. Patients present with stiffness and pain in the spine. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0037847 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005095 |