What is the impact of sex hormones on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease and has a female predominance of around 3:1. The relationship between sex hormones and RA has been of great interest to researchers ever since Philip Hench's observations in the 1930's regarding spontaneous disease...

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Main Authors: Charles Raine, Ian Giles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.909879/full