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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatology · Musculoskeletal
Severe
Severity
Common — affects about 0.5-1% of the global adult population
Prevalence
No
Contagious
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by an autoimmune reaction where the immune system attacks healthy joint tissue
- 2though the exact trigger is unknown. Genetic predisposition (particularly the HLA-DR4 gene)
- 3smoking
- 4obesity
- 5and environmental factors are believed to interact to trigger disease onset. Hormonal factors may also play a role given the higher prevalence in women.
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