Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis: a new boost is needed in Latin American populations

ABSTRACT Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease which affects several organs and tissue, predominantly the synovial joints. Like many other autoimmune diseases, RA is a complex disease, where genetic variants, environmental factors and random events interact to tri...

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Main Authors: Patricia Castro-Santos, Roberto Díaz-Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042016000200171&lng=en&tlng=en