Patients With RA Who Carry Specific Allele Of MUC5B Gene May Have About Double The Risk Of Developing ILD When Compared To Noncarriers, Study Suggests

Rheumatology News (6/5, Bosworth) reported, “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis [RA] who carry a specific allele of the gene MUC5B have about double the risk of developing interstitial lung disease [ILD] when compared with noncarriers,” investigators conc...