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Cellular and humoral immunity in arthritis are profoundly influenced by the interaction between cigarette smoke effects and host HLA-DR and DQ genes.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Jan 2000
Vassallo Robert, Luckey David, Behrens Marshall, Madden Benjamin, Luthra Harvinder, David Chella, Taneja Veena
Abstract excerpt
Individuals carrying DRB1*0401 who smoke cigarettes are at an increased risk of developing severe seropositive RA. To determine how cigarette smoke (CS) interacts with host genetic factors in the induction of RA-associated autoimmunity, we used transgenic mice carrying the RA-susceptible HLA genes DR4 and DQ8, but lacking all endogenous murine class II molecules. Cigarette smoke exposure augmented...
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