Evaluating Associations Between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Torque Teno Virus and Polymorphisms in Interleukin 6 and Vitamin D Receptor Genes.

Int J Immunogenet · 2026 · PMC12969246 · PMID 41527404

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Nevertheless, a positive trend was observed between the C allele and AS risk (OR 1.96; 95% CI: 1.08–3.56; p = 0.027, corrected p = 0.054), suggesting that studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm this potential association.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

However, when stratified by gender, the difference did not reach statistical significance.

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