Positive Associations of Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls or Organochlorine Pesticides with Self-Reported Arthritis, Especially Rheumatoid Type, in Women

BACKGROUND: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can influence the immune system, possibly increasing the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, as metabolic change due to obesity has been proposed as one mechanism of osteoarthritis (OA), POPs stored in adipose tissue may be also associated...

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Autores principales: Lee, Duk-Hee, Steffes, Michael, Jacobs, David R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17589595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9887

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17589595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9887

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