Hanyang: Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that
affects the joints, and can lead to their loss of function. It is an
autoimmune disease, meaning that the body mistakenly perceives itself as
a virus. The cause for the rheumatoid arthritis is largely genetic,
with genetic factors responsible for more than 60 percent of its
occurrence. The 40 percent of the cause can be traced for acquired
factors, such as smoking and drinking. It can affect people of all ages,
and it most commonly affects women aged between 40 and 50.
Professor Sang Cheol Bae is one of the main authors of the research paper titled “
High-density genotyping of immune loci in Koreans and Europeans identifies eight new rheumatoid arthritis risk lock,”
which presented a further insight into the cure of the disease called
rheumatoid arthritis.
