Abstract Number: 69 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Possible Association of Early Inflammatory Arthritis with Viral Outbreaks Such As Influenza: Time Series Analysis of the Canadian Early Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Disease clustering suggests a possible environmental cause. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that may be triggered by environmental factors such as viruses.…Abstract Number: 89 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) and Air Pollution: Ultrafine Particles and Ozone
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have suggested links between air pollution (particularly PM2.5) and serum antibodies related to rheumatic diseases. No one has yet examined anti-nuclear antibody…Abstract Number: 201 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Coal and Silica Dust Is Associated with Elevated Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Areas of US
Background/Purpose: Exposure to inhaled mineral dust, particularly silica, has been associated with increased risk of RA and other autoimmune diseases. Coal mining leads to silica…Abstract Number: 119 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Due to the known association between silica dust and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we wanted to study the association between RA and another silicate mineral;…Abstract Number: 126 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Causally Associated with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The association between smoking and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been well documented; however, the relationship between smoking and RA disease activity is…Abstract Number: 132 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Physical Workload and Development of Anti-Collagen Type II Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: We have previously observed an association between exposure to occupational physical workload (PW) and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA)[1].We posit that PW could…Abstract Number: 914 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Combustion Products and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Studies have suggested a potential association between traffic pollutants and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but findings have been inconclusive. We therefore assessed the risk of…Abstract Number: 915 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pesticide Exposure and Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in an Urban Population of Predominantly African-American Women
Background/Purpose: Several studies have reported an association between exposure to pesticides and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, this association has not yet…Abstract Number: 988 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Risk of SLE Among Women in the Nurses’ Health Studies
Background/Purpose: Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) exposure may lead to worsened photosensitivity, rashes, and systemic flares among SLE patients. Although UV-B radiation damages keratinocytes and may result…Abstract Number: 2140 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Infections and Medications Associated with Onset of Myositis in Myovision, a National Myositis Patient Registry
Background/Purpose: Myositis is a rare systemic autoimmune disease with suspected environmental and genetic risk factors, but little is known about specific infections and medications that…Abstract Number: 2825 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Possible Environmental Origin for a Proportion of the Genetic Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Nearly 150 genetic loci are convincingly associated with lupus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and underlie their incompletely understood mechanisms of pathogenesis. Since 90%…Abstract Number: 488 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploring the Association Between Air Pollutant Exposure and Seropositivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multi-factorial, with expression of HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE), smoking and socioeconomic status (SES) exerting influence. Prior studies…Abstract Number: 1210 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic, Environmental, and Serologic Risk Factors for Inflammatory Joint Signs Among First-Degree Relatives without Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Prospective Cohort
Background/Purpose: Family history of RA in a first-degree relative increases RA risk 4-fold. Determining risk factors for inflammatory joint signs (IJS) in this high risk…Abstract Number: 839 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposures in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Associated with Increased Frequency of Interstitial Lung Disease and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been linked with environmental and occupational exposures. Silica and solvent exposure have the strongest known correlation with SSc. Other agents,…Abstract Number: 79 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypervigilence: Patients with Fibromyalgia Often Appear Very Sensitive to Environmental Stresses
Background/Purpose: We inquired about hypervigilence and hypersensitivity to various environmental stresses in patients with fibromyalgia and in rheumatic disease controls. Methods: 103 fibromyalgia patients with…