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Pregnancy and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in a highly predisposed North American Native population.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 2012
Peschken Christine A, Robinson David B, Hitchon Carol A, Smolik Irene, Hart Donna, Bernstein Charles N, El-Gabalawy Hani S
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OBJECTIVE: To examine reproductive history and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk in a highly predisposed population of North American Natives (NAN) with unique fertility characteristics. METHODS: The effect of pregnancy on the risk of RA was examined by comparing women enrolled in 2 studies: a study of RA in NAN patients and their unaffected relatives; and NAN patients with RA and unrelated healthy NAN controls...
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