Association of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study

The current study demonstrated that SNP rs2277438 of the RANKL gene was associated with the susceptibility of AS in a Chinese Han population. Genotypes with G allele (GG and AG) were identified as the risk factors for the occurrence of AS.