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Rheumatoid Arthritis

What is rheumatoid arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of that causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in your joints. RA is an . Although it is most common in the wrist and fingers, this disease can cause your immune system to attack any joint tissue. The inflammation (swelling) that comes with RA can also affect other body parts. Inflammation could cause medical issues in your eyes, skin, heart, nerves, blood, or lungs.

RA differs from , a common arthritis that often comes with age. RA affects the lining of your joints and damages the tissue that covers the ends of the bones in a joint. Eventually, this might cause your joints to not work as well.

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  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in your joints. RA is an autoimmune disease. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/rheumatoidarthritis.html - Health Topics
  2. Rheumatoid arthritis 
    Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes chronic abnormal inflammation, primarily affecting the joints. The most common signs ... both hands tend to be involved. People with rheumatoid arthritis often report that their joint pain and stiffness ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/rheumatoid-arthritis - Genetics
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis 
    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. It is a long-term ... The cause of RA is not known. It is an autoimmune disease. This means the immune system of the body mistakenly attacks healthy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000431.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Felty syndrome 
    Felty syndrome is a disorder that includes rheumatoid arthritis , a swollen spleen, decreased white blood cell count , and repeated infections. It is rare.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000445.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Video Series Video (Johns Hopkins Medicine)  
    ... Information / Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Video Series Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Video Series This series of five videos ...
    https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/...heumatoid-arthritis-for-patients - Videos
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Rheumatoid Arthritis/Start Here ... Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... In people with rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system attacks ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/rheumatoid-arthritis - External Health Links
  7. NRAS gene 
    ... provides instructions for making a protein called N-Ras that is involved primarily in regulating cell division. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nras - Genetics
  8. Rheumatoid lung disease 
    ... is a group of lung problems related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The condition can include: Blockage of the small ... Lung problems are common in RA. They often cause no symptoms, but for some people they are the main symptom of their RA. The cause of lung ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000113.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Quiz 
    The first symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is most often: The correct answer is pain in the joints of the hands and feet. RA often starts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/quiz/000431_20.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. KRAS gene 
    ... provides instructions for making a protein called K-Ras that is part of a signaling pathway known as the RAS/MAPK pathway. The protein relays signals from outside ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kras - Genetics
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