The Hereditary Basis of Rheumatic Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Holmdahl, Rikard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2006.
• Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Immunology.; Rheumatology.; Cell biology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.; Cell Biology.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) represents a complex disease where the inheritable component has been estimated to be up to 60%. This PIR volume deals with the genetic basis and regulation of rheumatic diseases. The first part of the book describes genetic studies on rheumatic diseases. The second part de...