Rheumatoid Arthritis as related to Immune System

• Disease Center: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Causes
  We do know that the body’s immune system plays an important role in rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, RA is referred to as an autoimmune disease because people with RA have an abnormal immune system ...
  
  
• MedlinePlus: Rheumatoid Arthritis
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• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid arthritis
  The cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown. It is considered autoimmune disease. The body's immune system normally fights off foreign substances, like viruses.
  
  
• ENBREL - Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Working with a system gone wrong. Your immune system protects your body against foreign invaders such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. But with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the immune system loses its ...
  
  
• Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory ...
  
  
• Basic Information About Rheumatoid Arthritis
  With rheumatoid arthritis, something seems to trigger the immune system to attack the joints and sometimes other organs. Some theories suggest that a virus or bacteria may alter the immune system ...
  
  
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may affect many joints in the body. In this video animation you'll see how the immune system mistakes healthy tissue for a foreign invader ...
  
  
• Rheumatoid arthritis
  The cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown. It is considered autoimmune disease. The body's immune system normally fights off foreign substances, like viruses.
  
  
• Peptimmune Online - Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder. In people with rheumatoid arthritis the immune system predominantly targets the lining ...
  
  
• 3D Health Animations - Diseases and Conditions - Rheumatoid Arthritis
  In Rheumatoid arthritis the immune system mistakes healthy tissue for a foriegn invader and attacks it. In addition to the inflammation of the synovial lining the surrounding muscles and tendons also ...