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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease of autoimmune nature. This PrimeView focuses on the pathophysiology of the cartilage damage and bone erosion — the cardinal signs of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Rheumatoid arthritis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 4, 18002 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2018.2

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