Insights and Implications of the VA Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry

Ted R Mikuls¹, Andreas Reimold¹, Gail S Kerr¹, Grant W Cannon¹

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¹ is a staff rheumatologist and research scientist at the VA Nebraska Western-Iowa Health Care System and the Umbach Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, both in Omaha. is chief of the Rheumatology Section at the Dallas VAMC and associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, both in Dallas. is chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the Washington DC VAMC and professor of medicine at Georgetown University, both in Washington, DC. is associate chief of staff at the George E. Wahlen VAMC and professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Utah, both in Salt Lake City.

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Insights and Implications of the VA Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry

Ted R Mikuls et al. Fed Pract. 2015 May.

. 2015 May;32(5):24-29.

Authors

Ted R Mikuls¹, Andreas Reimold¹, Gail S Kerr¹, Grant W Cannon¹

Affiliation

¹ is a staff rheumatologist and research scientist at the VA Nebraska Western-Iowa Health Care System and the Umbach Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, both in Omaha. is chief of the Rheumatology Section at the Dallas VAMC and associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, both in Dallas. is chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the Washington DC VAMC and professor of medicine at Georgetown University, both in Washington, DC. is associate chief of staff at the George E. Wahlen VAMC and professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Utah, both in Salt Lake City.

PMID: 30766061
PMCID: PMC6363303

Abstract

The VA Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry addresses the underrepresentation of veterans in rheumatoid arthritis research, serving as a repository that links banked serum, plasma, and DNA samples with an array of patient-level information.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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Insights and Implications of the VA Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry

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