Does a family history of RA influence the clinical presentation and treatment response in RA?

Thomas FrisellSaedis SaevarsdottirJohan Askling

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2015)

Family history of RA did not modify the clinical presentation of RA or predict response to standard treatment with MTX or TNFi. Treatment response, particularly drug survival, may itself be familial.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
early onset
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
drug induced
free survival