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RACE... to a cure

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in your joints. The main symptoms are joint pain and swelling. It’s the second most common form of arthritis in the UK with over 400,000 new cases in Europe and the US each year.

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What is RACE?

Versus Arthritis-sponsored, we are a partnership between the universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Oxford. Our aim is to understand the cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis and related inflammatory arthritis, and why some patients fail to respond to treatment.

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Research

Our approach to understanding rheumatoid arthritis

Training

Our project delivers both post-graduate and post-doctoral programmes

Community engagement

Community engagement is a critical aim of the project, with the main focus on patients and their families

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Patient involvement in research

Get involved with one of three patient involvement groups based in Birmingham, Glasgow and Newcastle.

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UofG-led UK inflammatory arthritis research centre receives continued funding