Women with a history of miscarriage before they develop rheumatoid arthritis seem to be at an increased risk for progressive joint disease, according to recent research.
Women with a history of miscarriage before they develop rheumatoid arthritis seem to be at an increased risk for progressive joint disease, according to recent research.Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, studied the reproductive history and rate of joint destruction of 113 women with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. The researchers reported that a history of at least one miscarriage was associated with a significant increase in joint destruction, even after taking other factors into account.
The link between joint destruction and reported miscarriages suggests that there are common genetic risk factors for each of these two traits.
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases,
June 2004
June 2004
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