Change isn’t a good thing for Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients – Medical Xpress

In many cases, a complex interplay between our genes and the environment governs whether or not we will develop a certain disease. Interestingly though, researchers are discovering that the genetic component of disease predisposition may depend on our ethnic background.
In a study published recently in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, a team of researchers led by Osaka University identified a genetic variant in the Japanese population that increases the likelihood of interstitial lung disease…

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