Objective: to investigate the quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

目的：探讨类风湿性关节炎患者的生活质量。

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Suppressing those signals could limit the autoimmunity that causes inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

压制这些信号可以限制自身免疫反应，正是这种自身免疫反应造成了风湿性关节炎患者的炎症。

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These included 54% of the rheumatoid arthritis patients, 28% of the siblings, and 32% of the osteoarthritis patients.

他们包括54%的风湿性关节炎患者、28%的同性患者以及32%骨关节炎患者。

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But rheumatoid arthritis patients are likely to receive cocktails of medicines, including painkillers and other drugs meant to slow inflammation.

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But rheumatoid arthritis patients are soon likely to be receiving cocktails of medicines, including painkillers and drugs meant to slow inflammation.

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Study leader Professor Jill Belch said the study offered hope to many rheumatoid arthritis patients who wanted to reduce the amount of pain medication they take.

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