All right, as a quick recap, ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune process, associated with the HLA-B27 gene, which attacks vertebral joints.

好，简单回顾下：强直性脊柱炎是一种与HLA-B27基因有关的自身免疫疾病，会导致脊柱关节受累。

So ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the vertebral joints and makes the spine really stiff, but can also cause inflammation in other parts of the body like the eyes and blood vessels.

因此，强直性脊柱炎是一种累及脊柱关节并使脊柱变得僵直的慢性炎症性疾病；它也会累及身体其他部位，如眼部和血管。