I have reported here previously about the advances in arthritis genetic research and the hopes that these studies would provide the basis for potential treatment options. Now researchers have reported that clinical studies show that gene therapy reduces rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient’s symptoms. [...]
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The Arthritis Foundation recently came out with its list of the top 10 arthritis events for the year 2007. This series will focus on those events. #4: Identification of RA Susceptibility Genes STAT4 and TRAF1-C5 Genetic researchers have been able to perform evaluations of variations in DNA. One of the areas of research that has advanced is the [...] Interesting story from New Zealand discussing the possibility that high rates of gout in Pacific Islanders may be a genetic trait passed to them by ancient voyagers across the Pacific Ocean. Dr. Hallie Buckley, from Otago Pacific |
  
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