The need for tissue engineering

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

  • 1% of the world's population suffers from RA
  • Females affected 3 times more often than males
  • Peaks in 3rd or 4th decades of life
  • 80% have a circulating autoantibody called rheumatoid factor (RF) against the Fc portion of autologous IgG

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