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Research highlight: Genetic interaction with smoking in arthritis    Open Access
Analysis of data from a study of American nurses confirms the PTPN22 polymorphism is a strong risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis, and that its presence interacts multiplicatively with heavy smoking.
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R52

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Leukocyte numbers and function in subjects eating n-3 enriched foods: selective depression of natural killer cell levels1-3
Violet R Mukaro, Maurizio Costabile, Karen Murphy, Charles ST Hii, Peter R Howe, Antonio Ferrante
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R57 (14 May 2008)
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The relationship between cancer and rheumatoid arthritis: still a large research agenda
Thorvardur Love, Daniel H Solomon
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:109 (14 May 2008)
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Sleep structure and sleepiness in chronic fatigue syndrome with or without co-existing fibromyalgia
Fumiharu Togo, Benjamin H Natelson, Neil S Cherniack, Jennifer FitzGibbons, Carmen Garcon, David M Rapoport
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R56 (12 May 2008)
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Characteristics of T- cell large granular lymphocyte proliferations associated with neutropenia and inflammatory arthropathy
Monika Prochorec-Sobieszek, Grzegorz Rymkiewicz, Hanna Makuch-Lasica, Miroslaw Majewski, Katarzyna Michalak, Robert Rupinski, Krzysztof Warzocha, Renata Maryniak
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R55 (12 May 2008)
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Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in RHOB and TXNDC3 with knee osteoarthritis susceptibility: two case-control studies in East Asian populations and a meta-analysis
Dongquan Shi, Takahiro Nakamura, Masahiro Nakajima, Jin Dai, Jianghui Qin, Haijian Ni, Yong Xu, Chen Yao, Jia Wei, Baorui Liu, Shiro Ikegawa, Qing Jiang
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R54 (10 May 2008)
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Discontinuation rates in clinical trials in musculoskeletal pain: meta-analysis from etoricoxib clinical trial reports
R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R53 (8 May 2008)
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Proteinases in the joint: clinical relevance of proteinases in joint destruction
Yvonne Rengel, Caroline Ospelt, Steffen Gay
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:221 (31 October 2007)
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Cells of the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis. Dendritic cells
Viviana Lutzky, Suad Hannawi, Ranjeny Thomas
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9:219 (7 September 2007)
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