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NAGPUR: More young men are falling prey to a disease called ‘ankylosing spondylitis’ or AS. But if a patient comes very late, it requires treatment with special drugs which are expensive. The injections, called ‘biologics’, can cost the patient anything from Rs1.5 to 2 lakh annually,” said Dr Smruti Ramteke, who specializes in arthritis.The disease is more common in men than women. “Exercise, however, like most diseases is the best solution for minimizing the impact of the disease,” she said. They have a gene called HLP B-27.The vertebrae fuse, causing hunch and distorted posture, sometimes even leading to disability..