Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to progressive joint deformity, disability, and occasionally premature death. RA may affect many tissues and organs, but it principally attacks the joints, producing an inflammatory synovitis that often progresses to destruction of the articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. While the etiology of RA is still unknown, human autoimmunity and some genetic and environmental factors have been suggested to play a major role in the occurrence and progression of the disease.

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