Female hormonal factors and the development of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in women at risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

D, Alpizar-Rodriguez; RB, Mueller; B, Möller; J, Dudler; A, Ciurea; P, Zufferey; D, Kyburz; UA, Walker; Mühlenen I, von; P, Roux-Lombard; M, Mahler; C, Lamacchia; DS, Courvoisier; C, Gabay; A, Finckh

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kex239

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Female hormonal factors and the development of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in women at risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Alpizar-Rodriguez D

Mueller RB

Möller B

Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>To analyse the association between female hormonal factors and the development of systemic autoimmunity associated with RA in women at increased risk for RA, namely first-degree relatives of patients with RA (RA-FDRs).<h4>Methods</h4>In an ongoing cohort study of RA-FDRs, we analy...

Subject

Autoantibodies

Rheumatoid arthritis

Reproductive

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