Investigating the relationship between osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis: prospective cohort study and genetic analyses

Lingli Qiu, Wenqiang Zhang, Zhixin Tan, Xuan Wu, Yutong Wang, Mingshuang Tang, Lin Chen, Yanqiu Zou, Yunjie Liu, Bowen Lei, Xiaofeng Ma, Di Zhang, Wenzhi Wang, Yiping Jia, Qiurong He, Lei Sun, Lu Wang, Jian Xu, Yao Chen, Mengyu Fan, Jiayuan Li, Ben Zhang, Xiaoling Wen, Xia Jiang

Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease

Published online on February 12, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, Volume 18, January-December 2026.
Background:The co-occurrence of osteoporosis (OP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has long been observed; their intrinsic link, however, has not been fully understood.Objectives:We aimed to inform the importance of integrated care targeting both diseases by ...