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- Title
Use of statins is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Authors
de Jong, H J I; Klungel, O H; van Dijk, L; Vandebriel, R J; Leufkens, H G M; van der Laan, J W; Cohen Tervaert, J W; van Loveren, H
- Abstract
Statins offer significant cardiovascular benefits. Their use, however, influences immune regulation, which may potentially facilitate autoimmunity, eventually resulting in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The authors studied whether statin use was associated with an increased risk of developing RA by conducting a case-control study using the Netherlands Information Network of General Practice database.
- Publication
Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2012, Vol 71, Issue 5, p648
- ISSN
1468-2060
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/ard.2011.155622