Article
The genetic basis for the inverse relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Nov 2020
Zamanpoor Mansour, Ghaedi Hamid, Omrani Mir Davood
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease and schizophrenia is a relatively common and debilitating neurological disorder. There are several common features between rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia. The inverse relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and schizophrenia has been replicated in several studies. Despite evidence for an inverse epidemiological relationship and negative...
Topics
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Genetic Loci
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Schizophrenia
