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Tobacco differentially affects the clinical-biological phenotypes of ANCA-associated vasculitides.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Benarous L, Terrier B, Puéchal X, Dunogué B, Cohen P, Le Jeunne C, Mouthon L, Guillevin L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical-biological phenotype of ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) according to tobacco consumption. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive study to describe that phenotype at diagnosis according to tobacco use. AAV patients entered in the French Vasculitis Study Group database with data on smoking habits were analysed. The clinical-biological phenotypes at diagnosis were compared...
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