Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathy
Conditions
Keywords
spondyloarthropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, antibodies
Brief summary
A relationship between IBD and spondyloarthropathy is well recognized. ASCA ( anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies)are considered to be a serological marker for Crohn's disease and have been studied in patients with spondyloarthropathy with conflicting results. More recently, new serological markers for IBD have been described. These markers are antibodies to certain defined glycans , and their use may permit an improved diagnosis of IBD. The aim of our study is to investigate wether these new serological markers are present in the sera of patients with spondyloarthropathy.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
DEFINED_POPULATION
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy
Exclusion criteria
* diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease
Outcome results
None listed