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Genes, environment and immunity in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Dec 2006
Klareskog Lars, Padyukov Leonid, Rönnelid Johan, Alfredsson Lars
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The combined role of genes, environment and immunity in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the subject of recent investigations. New data support a gene-environment interaction between smoking and the MHC class II HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) genes in anti-citrulline antibody (anti-CP(+)) RA but not in anti-CP(-) disease. These data from genetic epidemiology, together with information on...
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