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Research Matters Harvard Health Publications Science in the News The Arthritis Foundation National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Center for Disease Control Harvard Affiliated Hospitals HMS Family Health Guide Your rights as a research participant Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI) Harvard Clinical Research Network (CRNet) National Institutes of Health Database Download Harvard Medicine Home		Focus Articles \| Back to Arthritis 2002 Shadow Proteins in the Thymus Give Clues to Autoimmunity - October 25, 2002. The function of a protein, dubbed aire, that is critical to helping immune cells learn to recognize -- and avoid attacking -- the far-flung organs and tissues of the body has been identified by HMS researchers. Study Suggests Surprising Cause of Arthritis - September 13, 2002. Certain carbohydrates fingered as trigger of autoimmune Response. Unexpected Immune System Pathway Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis - February 22, 2002. Mechanism proposed for joint-specific arthritis arising from systemic Disease. 2001 Gene Initiates Joint Formation - February 23, 2001. Researchers at HMS have identified a molecule that plays a central role in the initiation of synovial joint formation. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease marked by changes in the synovium Molecular Agent Prepares Immune Forces - January 12, 2001. Researchers work on T cells has implications for arthritis treatment.