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From genetics to functional insights into rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Suzuki Akari, Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune diseases are caused by multiple factors. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is one of the most common human systemic autoimmune diseases with a prevalence of 0.5%-1% worldwide. It is characterised by inflammation of the synovial tissue and formation of rheumatoid pannus, which erodes adjacent cartilage and bone, causing subsequent joint destruction. RA is believed to result from a combination of genetic and...
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