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Familial vs sporadic rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A prospective study in an early RA inception cohort.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2000
Radstake T R, Barrera P, Albers J M, Swinkels H L, van de Putte L B, van Riel P L
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OBJECTIVES: To study potential differences in demographic, process and outcome variables between familial and sporadic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an early RA inception cohort. METHODS: In 1998, we ascertained the familial status of all collaborative patients in a large early RA inception cohort at our department. Familial RA was defined by the presence of at least two siblings fulfilling the American College of...
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