A1.5 Smoking is a risk factor for ACPA prior to onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in a cohort from southern europe.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by antibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) which may be present several years before development of clinical symptoms. Smoking is a known risk factor for the development of RA, but data is scarce on the relationship of smoking with specific subsets of A...

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Main Authors: Cartwright, A, Quirke, A, de Pablo, P, Romaguera, D, Panico, S, Mattiello, A, Gavrila, D, Navarro, C, Sacerdote, C, Vineis, P, Tumino, R, Michaud, D, Riboli, E, Fisher, B, Venables, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014