Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study findings from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center provide new insights into rheumatoid arthritis

Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 4th, 2010

A new study, 'Does pregnancy provide vaccine-like protection against rheumatoid arthritis,' is now available. "Previous studies have evaluated the correlation between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk and pregnancy history, with conflicting results. Fetal cells acquired during pregnancy provide a potential explanation for modulation of RA risk by pregnancy," scientists in the United States report.

"The present study was undertaken to examine the effect of parity on RA risk. We examined parity and RA risk using results from a population-based prospective study in Seattle, Washington and the surrounding area and compared women who were recently diagnosed as having RA (n=310)...

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