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[Progress due to genetic research on rheumatoid arthritis: hype or hope?].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2009
Jacobs J W G Hans, Huizinga Tom W J, Bijlsma J W J Hans, van der Helm-van Mil Annette H M
Abstract excerpt
Thanks to progress in genetic research, various genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been discovered.There is a difference in genetic risk factors for RA in patients with or without antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides. This has led to the idea that RA is not a single disease, but a heterogeneous syndrome. Currently known genetic risk factors are not suitable...
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