On the origin of rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of environment and genes--a population based twin study.

<h4>Background</h4>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with a complex origin. Previous studies have reported heritability estimates on RA at about 60%. Only 16% of the genetic background of the disease has been disclosed so far. The purpose of the present investigation was...

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Main Authors: Anders J Svendsen, Kirsten O Kyvik, Gunnar Houen, Peter Junker, Kaare Christensen, Lene Christiansen, Christian Nielsen, Axel Skytthe, Jacob V Hjelmborg
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f1f3d1c9f4c74518b133e0e87d5b5d82
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