It is not known at this stage what causes RA however you could look around cytoplasmic organelles as this term seems to come up quite often where RA is concerned.
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Rheumatoid arthritis can.
No, Rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious.
Rheumatoid arthritis is not a hereditary condition. While it is not passed down parents, certain genes that make you more susceptible to rheumatoid arthritis are.
Sometimes causes lung disease in People who have had rheumatoid arthritis for an extended period of time.those between the ages of 50 and 60 seem to be the most likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis-related lung disease. Occasionally, however, lung problems surface before the joint inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis.
Heredity? We don't know. Probably tendencies. I have PV and not RA. I don't even have osteo-arthritis.