The interaction between HLA shared epitope alleles and smoking and its contribution to autoimmunity against several citrullinated antigens

Objective Recent data suggest that a gene–environment interaction between smoking and the HLA shared epitope alleles plays a role in shaping the autoimmune reaction to specific citrullinated antigens. This study was undertaken to determine the effects of HLA shared epitope alleles and tobacco exposu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) N.J.), 2011-07, Vol.63 (7), p.1823-1832
Hauptverfasser: Willemze, Annemiek, van der Woude, Diane, Ghidey, Wendimagegn, Levarht, E. W. Nivine, Stoeken‐Rijsbergen, Gerrie, Verduyn, Willem, de Vries, René R. P., Houwing‐Duistermaat, Jeanine J., Huizinga, Tom W. J., Trouw, Leendert A., Toes, René E. M.
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