Prevalence and distribution of autoimmune diseases in 368 rheumatoid arthritis families.

Laëtitia Michou (1) , Anne-Christine Rat (2, 3) , Sandra Lasbleiz (1) , Thomas Bardin (1) , François Cornelis (1)

1 GenHotel - Laboratoire de recherche européen pour la polyarthrite rhumatoïde
2 Risques, maladies chroniques et société : des systèmes biologiques aux populations
3 UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie

To investigate whether frequency of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and/or other autoimmune (AI) disorders was increased in RA French Caucasian families among the first- (FDR) and second-degree relatives (SDR), and to test whether the presence of AI disease family history identified a specific RA subset.

Domaines: Rhumatologie et système ostéo-articulaire

Laëtitia Michou, Anne-Christine Rat, Sandra Lasbleiz, Thomas Bardin, François Cornelis. Prevalence and distribution of autoimmune diseases in 368 rheumatoid arthritis families.. Journal of Rheumatology, 2008, 35 (5), pp.790-6. ⟨hal-02880545⟩