The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not determined, but it is believed that certain environmental factors switch on the defective immune pathway in a genetically susceptible person.
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The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not determined, but it is believed that certain environmental factors switch on the defective immune pathway in a genetically susceptible person.
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