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1 Step Closer: Study Examines Factors That Lead to RA in Hope of Developing Prevention Strategies

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Designed at Colorado University’s Anschutz Medical Campus, which is also the lead site for the study, along with 18 other institutions across the country.

“We’re continuing to enroll subjects in the study, and we expect to have answers within the next several years,” Dr. Deane says. “Those who have a family history of RA or elevated RA-related biomarkers are encouraged to enroll in our study.”

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To learn more about the RA study or how to enroll patients, visit Stop-RA.org.

Linda Childers is a health writer located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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References

  1. Kelmenson LB, Wagner BD, McNair BK, et al. Timing of elevations of autoantibody isotypes in rheumatoid arthritis prior to disease diagnosis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Aug 29. doi: 10.1002/art.41091. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Strategy to Prevent the Onset of Clinically-Apparent Rheumatoid Arthritis (StopRA) [NCT02603146]. ClinicalTrials.gov. 2020 Apr 1.

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