Discovery's Edge: Linking gut bacteria to Rheumatoid Arthritis

The cause of rheumatoid arthritis, a systemic autoimmune disease, is unknown. But certain genes and environmental factors, such as smoking, are linked to the disease process. Now Mayo Clinic research suggests a new link: the composition of gut microbes. Veena Taneja, Ph.D., an immunologist at Mayo Clinic?s Center for Individualized Medicine, recently demonstrated a relationship [...]
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