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Familial rheumatoid arthritis in patients referred to rheumatology clinics of Tabriz, Iran.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2012
Hajalilou Mehrzad, Noshad Hamid, Khabbazi Ali R, Kolahi Susan, Azari Maryam H, Abbasneghad Mohsen
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BACKGROUND: The familial clustering of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in first and second degree relatives of patients supports the role of genetic factors. The proportion of heredity in its development is roughly 60%; however, most individuals closely related to someone with RA do not get the disease. Considering the lack of sufficient data on the familial aggregation of RA in Iran, we designed this study for...
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