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Science has ARTHRITIS on the Run...

Scientific Strategy 2015-2020

The scientific strategy provides direction for the Foundation's scientific discovery of activities over the next five years.

Statistics show that arthritis and related diseases probably affect every family in the United States. Approximately 22 percent of U.S. adults (more than 50 million people) aged 18 years or older self-report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.1 In the United States, osteoarthritis affects 14 percent of adults aged 25 years and older and 34 percent (12.4 million) of those 65 years and older.2 It is estimated that 1.5 million U.S. adults have rheumatoid arthritis and 3.0 million U.S. adults are living with gout.3 Prevalence estimates for systemic lupus erythematosus range as high as 1.5 million.2 An estimated 294,000 U.S. children under age 18 (or one in 250 children) are diagnosed with arthritis or another rheumatologic condition.4

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