Gene discovery points to new possibilities for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Gene discovery points to new possibilities for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Swedish researchers at the University of Lund and Arexis AB have identified a gene that plays a key role in arthritis development. This breakthrough, published in Nature Genetics, will be of crucial importance for the development of new therapies against rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as other severe inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis. RA is a chronic and debilitating autoimmune condition that results from a complex interplay between several genes and environmental factors. This complexity