Modifiable environmental exposure and risk of rheumatoid arthritis—current evidence from genetic studies

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial chronic autoimmune disease, which involves a complex interplay of environmental triggers and genetic components in its etiology. It has been shown that genetics only explain about half of the liability to develop RA, leaving a large room for non...

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Main Authors: Xia Jiang, Lars Alfredsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02253-5