Biomarkers in axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis: from clinical signs to multi-omics integration.
Xin P · 2026 · Frontiers in immunology
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This review maps every kind of marker used to diagnose axial spondyloarthritis, from HLA-B27 and CRP through genomics and metabolomics to MRI read by deep-learning models, and how combining them is starting to shorten the typical two-to-six-year wait for a diagnosis. For anyone who waited years, it explains why, and what is changing.
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1929862 · opens in a new tab. The full paper is on the publisher’s site, not here.
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