title: Autoimmunity: lungs and citrullination.
abstract: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies are a distinctive feature of a subset of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A new report investigates how lung inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects protein citrullination, providing an additional piece of information on the potential link between airway inflammation and RA.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klareskog
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anca I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Catrina
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology*; D002956:Citrulline / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D012907:Smoking / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D002956:Citrulline