From evidence pointing to a possible etiologic role for microbes to the development of new strategies and agents to treat early and established disease, 2010 has seen the publication of several interesting findings in the field of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Scheinecker, C., Smolen, J. From the gut to the joint. Nat Rev Rheumatol 7, 73–75 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.226
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