Silica exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis in an Asian population: evidence from the Malaysian MyEIRA case–control study

Journal Article Silica exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis in an Asian population: evidence from the Malaysian MyEIRA case–control study Get access Abqariyah Yahya, Abqariyah Yahya Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenInstitute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence to: Abqariyah Yahya, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Nobel väg 13, Box 210, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46-852487482. Fax: +46-8313961. E-mail: abqariyah.yahya@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Camilla Bengtsson, Camilla Bengtsson Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Per Larsson, Per Larsson Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Center of Molecular Medicine L8:04, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Chun Lai Too, Chun Lai Too Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Center of Molecular Medicine L8:04, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Amal Nasir Mustafa, Amal Nasir Mustafa Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nor Aini Abdullah, Nor Aini Abdullah Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nor Asiah Muhamad, Nor Asiah Muhamad Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lars Klareskog, Lars Klareskog Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Center of Molecular Medicine L8:04, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Shahnaz Murad, Shahnaz Murad Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lars Alfredsson Lars Alfredsson Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Rheumatology, Volume 24, Issue 2, 1 March 2014, Pages 271–274, https://doi.org/10.3109/14397595.2013.854076 Published: 01 March 2014 Article history Received: 11 December 2012 Accepted: 10 April 2013 Published: 01 March 2014