ERAP1-ERAP2 haplotypes are associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Polish patients.

The objective of this case-control study was to evaluate the role of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the ERAP1 (rs2287987, rs30187, rs27044) and ERAP2 (rs2248374) genes and their haplotypes in predicting the risk for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on a well-defined Polish population. Our study confirmed the strong association between the HLA-B*27 allele and the disease. For all tested ERAP1 SNPs we found significant differences in the minor allele and genotype distribution between patients and controls.