It's similar to rheumatoid arthritis where the immune system attacks the joints.
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This might include rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus.
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Molly has rheumatoid arthritis and needs $1,500 worth of medication each month.
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Two years ago, Clarisa was diagnosed with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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Stastny, P. Association of the B-cell alloantigen DRw4 with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility loci at chromosomes 10p15, 12q13 and 22q13.
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The hyperplastic rheumatoid pannus is characterized by an overabundance of FLS.
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Firestein, G. S. Invasive fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of arthritis in children.
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Arthritic: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology.
Resembling acute and chronic conditions characterized by soreness and stiffness of muscles, and pain in joints and associated structures