Autoimmunity and Asbestos Exposure

Despite a body of evidence supporting an association between asbestos exposure and autoantibodies indicative of systemic autoimmunity, such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a strong epidemiological link has never been made to specific autoimmune diseases. This is in contrast with another silicate du...

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Main Authors: Jean C. Pfau, Kinta M. Serve, Curtis W. Noonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/782045

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