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The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles differ in the interaction with smoking and predisposition to antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2007
van der Helm-van Mil Annette H M, Verpoort Kirsten N, le Cessie Saskia, Huizinga Tom W J, de Vries René R P, Toes René E M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The HLA shared epitope (SE) alleles are primarily a risk factor for the presence of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP antibodies) rather than for the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The SE alleles interact with the environmental risk factor tobacco exposure (TE) for predisposition to anti-CCP+ RA. The objectives of this study were to determine 1) whether different SE...
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