Three important factors, including genetics, environment factors and autoimmunity play a
role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The heritability of RA has been …

The “Bermuda triangle” of genetics, environment and autoimmunity is involved in the
pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Various aspects of genetic contribution to the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies
against citrullinated antigens. The importance of citrulline for the epitopes bound by these …

OBJECTIVE: To identify clinical and genetic risk factors for interstitial lung disease (ILD) or
airway disease (AD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate differences …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory, multi-factorial disease
sustained by environmental and genetic factors. These seem to be necessary but not …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that causes chronic
inflammation of the joints. RA is a heterogeneous disorder caused by an abnormal …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease sustained by
genetic factors. Various aspects of the genetic contribution to the pathogenetics and …

Antibodies against citrullinated proteins (ACPAs) are highly specific for RA. Since the
discovery of these antibodies, several of studies that focused on the presence and identity of …

Autoantibody production is genetically controlled and anti-citrullinated protein/peptide
antibodies (ACPA) are not an exception to the rule. ACPA are highly specific markers of …

Introduction The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is based on a combined approach
that includes serological markers such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated …