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I tested positive for hla b27 and have been diagnosed with ehlers danlos can i have both ankylosing spondylitis and eds. my mother had as.

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Yes: Yes you can have both issues. However, only 30% of individuals who are HLA-B27 positive will develop disease associated with this gene.

Answered 4/9/2018

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Can one have spondilytis without HLA-B27? Have been tested neg. Rheumy thinks it is anyway. Women45, healthy/active. No inflam on blood test yet edema

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