Rheumatoid Arthritis And Risk Of Heart Attack

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased risk of MI seen in diabetes patients, according to results of a new study presented at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome,...

Defects In Immune System Enzyme May Increase Risk Of Autoimmune Disorders

A multi-institutional research team has found that rare variants in the gene coding an enzyme that controls the activity of a key immune cell occur more frequently in individuals with autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and type 1...