The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Narrative Review

The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Narrative Review

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and subsequent proliferation of synovial tissues, which eventually leads to cartilage and bone destruction without effective treatments. Anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide/protein antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid f...

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Main Authors: Yuki Ishikawa, Chikashi Terao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis (ra)
anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide/protein antibody (acpa)
rheumatoid factor (rf)
etiology
genetics
<i>hla-drb1</i>
shared epitope allele
environmental risk factors
cigarette smoking
single nucleotide polymorphism (snp)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/2/475

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