Rheumatoid arthritis: identifying and characterising polymorphisms using rat models

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disorder characterised by erosive inflammation of the articular cartilage and by destruction of the synovial joints. It is regulated by both genetic and environmental factors, and, currently, there is no preventative treatment or cure for this dis...

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Published in:	Disease Models & Mechanisms
Main Authors:	Anthony C. Y. Yau, Rikard Holmdahl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Company of Biologists 2016-10-01
Subjects:	Rat models Rheumatoid arthritis Genetics Susceptibility genes Chronic inflammation Congenic mapping
Online Access:	http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/10/1111