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Study identifies key protein that drives rheumatoid arthritis damage

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SPOKANE, Wash. – Scientists have identified a protein known as sulfatase-2 that plays a critical role in the damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. A chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own joint tissues, rheumatoid arthritis affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans. Published in the journal Cellular & Molecular Immunology, the...