Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease, primarily of the joints, with autoimmune features and a complex genetic component.

Carpal tunnel syndrome-1 (CTS1) is characterized by hand pain and numbness in the distribution of the median nerve, with onset in the sixth decade of life. Amyloid deposits are observed in synovial tissue of the wrist and in the transverse carpal ligament (Murakami et al., 1994). Genetic Heterogeneity of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CTS2 (619161) is caused by mutation in the COMP gene (600310) on chromosome 19p13. Susceptibility to the development of mononeuropathy of the median (MNMN; 613353) may be conferred by heterozygous mutation in the SH3TC2 gene (608206) on chromosome 5q32. Carpal tunnel syndrome has been described as a feature in amyloid neuropathy (see 176300) and in mucopolysaccharidoses (e.g., 253200) and mucolipidoses (252600).