DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes rheumatoid arthritis to develop? As with many diseases, the causes of rheumatoid arthritis appear to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The genetic ...

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Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2007;56(5):1408-1416. A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is marked by inflammation that takes a progressive toll on not only the joints, but also ...

Whether you are seeking information for yourself or a loved one, read on to learn more about the disease and how to better understand its signs and symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory ...

Genetics clearly plays a key role in complex human diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the concordance rate for identical twins is only 12%-15%, [1 ...

When women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) plan to become pregnant, many anguish over whether to stop their medications, risking a flareup in their disease, or continue with medication and risk ...

A genetic causal link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an increased risk of traumatic and osteoporotic fractures underscores the need for targeted prevention strategies. Therefore, the ...

A combined risk score using genetic and clinical factors improves PF prediction in RA patients, outperforming clinical factors alone. Genetic markers MUC5B and FAM13A are significantly associated with ...