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About 67 million people are expected to have the disease by 2030, he said.

"This is a crisis that's going to get worse," he said.

The local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will host the 2012 Arthritis Walk on Saturday at the University of Tulsa.

Klippel said prevention is a key part of the foundation's message.

People need walkable cities, parks and biking and jogging lanes available to them if they are going to stay healthy and avoid chronic diseases such as arthritis.

Maintaining a healthy weight is also important to avoiding the disease, he said.

Research into inherited forms of arthritis is ongoing, and researchers also are looking at the use of stem cells to treat the disease, Klippel said.

"The biotech industry is going to be really, really important as we move forward," he said.

The Arthritis Foundation continues to raise awareness of the disease and some of the health access problems that keep people, particularly those in minority populations, from treating it properly, Klippel said.

"There are a lot of people in this country, like Native Americans, that aren't getting the care they need for their arthritis," he said.

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Tulsa Arthritis walk set for Saturday

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