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Anti-TNF treatment in rheumatoid arthritis.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2011
Geiler Janina, Buch Maya, McDermott Michael F
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common autoimmune disease, is characterized by persistent synovitis and systemic inflammation. Genetic predisposition as well as autoantibodies and environmental factors, such as smoking, are associated with an increased risk of RA. Traditionally RA has been treated with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) but in the last 15 years or so the introduction of...
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