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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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