Translating research into clinical practice Editors-in-Chief: Peter E Lipsky, Bethesda, USA and Ravinder N Maini, London, UK
Research highlight:
Glucocorticoid sensitivity influences arthritis development
Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms ER22/23EK and 9beta are associated with an enhanced predisposition to develop rheumatoid
arthritis and suggest a role for constitutionally determined glucocorticoid sensitivity in auto-immunity development.
To mark its 10th anniversary, Arthritis Research & Therapy is publishing a freely available, four-part collection of new review articles.
This special issue provides an in depth overview of the current status of basic and clinical research in rheumatology.