Andrea (Andy) Amalfitano, Michigan State University (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Andrea (Andy) Amalfitano, Michigan State University

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Andrea Amalfitano, a Michigan State University Osteopathic Heritage Foundation professor of genetics in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, has found that a malfunctioning gene associated with ankylosing spondylitis is now directly linked to the loss of vital immune cells that may prevent it.

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Kurt Stepnitz, Michigan State University

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