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Are men or women more likely to develop ankylosing spondylitis?

80% of ankylosing spondylitis are men, with 20% women.

These patients typically present with low back pain with inactivity, including stiffness in the morning that improves as the day progresses. In the eye, they present with non-granulomatous uveitis. Associated with HLA-B27.

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