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Occupational inhalable agents constitute major risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis, particularly in the context of genetic predisposition and smoking.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2023
Tang Bowen, Liu Qianwen, Ilar Anna, Wiebert Pernilla, Hägg Sara, Padyukov Leonid, Klareskog Lars, Alfredsson Lars, Jiang Xia
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of occupational inhalable exposures on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development and their interactions with smoking and RA-risk genes, stratifying by presence of anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). METHODS: Data came from the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of RA, consisting of 4033 incident RA cases and 6485 matched controls. Occupational histories were retrieved,...
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