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Rheumatoid arthritis breakthrough: Gene regulating severity of tissue damage identified

Written by Bel Marra Health

Topic: Adult and Senior DevelopmentPublished November 9, 2015
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Recently, there was a scientific breakthrough on the diagnosis ofrheumatoid arthritis (RA); a team of researches uncovered a protein that helps regulate the severity of tissue damage caused by RA. This discovery is going to provide a quicker and earlier diagnosis for patients who would experience the most severe effects of rheumatoid arthritis. Early diagnosis will lead to aggressive treatments and as a result, reduced damage to the joints.

Currently, one of the major challenges of RA is effectively diagnosing it early enough to treat it. A team of Irish scientists from UCD and the University of Sheffield analyzed biopsy samples and DNA data from over 1,000 RA patients.

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