Risk of sarcoidosis and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis from occupational silica exposure in Swedish iron foundries: a retrospective cohort study.

Per VihlborgIng-Liss BryngelssonLena AnderssonPål Graff

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Our results reveal increased risks for sarcoidosis and seropositive RA among individuals with high exposure to silica dust (>0.048 mg/m3) compared with non-exposed and less-exposed groups.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
human health
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
genome wide
single cell
systemic lupus erythematosus
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
health risk assessment
gene expression
climate change
systemic sclerosis
iron deficiency