Mining disease risk patterns from nationwide clinical databases for the assessment of early rheumatoid arthritis risk.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune rheumatic disease that can cause painful swelling in the joint lining, morning stiffness, and joint deformation/destruction. These symptoms decrease both quality of life and life expectancy. However, if RA can be diagnosed in the early stages, it can...

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Main Authors: Chu Yu Chin, Meng Yu Weng, Tzu Chieh Lin, Shyr Yuan Cheng, Yea Huei Kao Yang, Vincent S Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395408?pdf=render