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Are Antinuclear Antibodies and Rheumatiod Factor Positivity More Prevalent in Apparently Healthy Smokers Compared to Ex-Smokers and Never Smokers?
… and epidemiological studies that cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), via Rheumatoid Factor (RF) production (Deighton, 1997; Saag, 1997; Silman, 1996; Uhlig, 1999; Wolfe, 2000). Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) are another collection of autoantibodies …