Interactions Between Genome ‐Wide Genetic Factors and Smoking Influencing Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

ConclusionThe strong additive interaction between an updated SLE genetic risk score and current/recent smoking suggests that smoking may influence specific genes in the pathogenesis of SLE.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - September 22, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jing Cui, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Cameron Speyer, Susan Malspeis, Hongshu Guan, Jeffrey A. Sparks, Hongru Ni, Xinyi Liu, Emma Stevens, Jessica N. Williams, Emma E. Davenport, Rachel Knevel, Karen H. Costenbader Tags: Full Length Source Type: research