I wonder what implications this has for other autoimmune diseases. I personally suffer from Ulcerative Colitis, and would love to see this kind of foundational research done instead of new sets of immunomodulatory drugs.
UC is one of several autoimmune conditions linked to the HLA-B27 gene variant! A blood test showed that I carry the gene and I wound up with Crohn's, AS, and relapsing polychondritis.