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