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Does an elevated immune response to a gut bacterial protein contribute to rheumatoid arthritis?

WILEY Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that is associated with aberrant immune responses. In a recent analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, people at risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and those with the disease had elevated blood levels of antibodies against a bacterial protein that’s normally found in the body.  The study compared 98...