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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by antibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) which may be present several years before development of clinical symptoms. Smoking is a known risk factor for the development of RA, but data is scarce on the relationship of smoking with specific subsets of ACPA in the years before disease onset. In this study we examined the immune response to citrullinated antigens and a detailed smoking history, in a nested case-control study of subjects enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) project who later developed RA.

Original publication

DOI

10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-205124.5

Type

Journal article

Journal

Ann rheum dis

Publication Date

01/03/2014

Volume

73 Suppl 1

Pages

A2 - A3