# A new model for an etiology of rheumatoid arthritis: Smoking may trigger HLA–DR (shared epitope)–restricted immune reactions to autoantigens modified by citrullination

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-new-model-for-an-etiology-of-rheumatoid-arthritis-smoking-may-trigger-hla-dr/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lars Klareskog,Patrik Stolt,Karin Lundberg,Henrik Källberg,Camilla Bengtsson,Johan Grünewald,Johan Rönnelid,Helena Erlandsson Harris,Ann‐Kristin Ulfgren,Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist,Anders Eklúnd,Leonid Padyukov,Lars Alfredsson |
| Citations | 1,514 |
| DOI | 10.1002/art.21575 |
| Fields | Immunology and Microbiology,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2025408360 |
| PMID | 16385494 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2005 |

## Paper authors

- [Lars Alfredsson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lars-alfredsson/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies](https://scholariq.org/topics/rheumatoid-arthritis-research-and-therapies/)

## Paper topics

- [Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies](https://scholariq.org/topics/rheumatoid-arthritis-research-and-therapies/)
- [Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/topics/interstitial-lung-diseases-and-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/)
- [Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/atherosclerosis-and-cardiovascular-diseases/)

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