Abstracts tagged "Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome"

Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjögren’s Syndrome in the Agricultural Health Study: Lower Risk Associated with Childhood Farm Residence and Raising Livestock
Christine Parks¹, Stuart Long ², Laura Beane-Freeman ³, Hofmann Jonathan ³ and Sandler Dale ¹, ¹National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, ²Westat, Research Triangle Park, NC, ³National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
Background/Purpose: Prior research suggests that growing up on a farm and contact with livestock may confer protection against developing systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid…