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SUBMITTER: Ekstrom Smedby K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2288717 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ekström Smedby Karin K Vajdic Claire M CM Falster Michael M Engels Eric A EA Martínez-Maza Otoniel O Turner Jennifer J Hjalgrim Henrik H Vineis Paolo P Seniori Costantini Adele A Bracci Paige M PM Holly Elizabeth A EA Willett Eleanor E Spinelli John J JJ La Vecchia Carlo C Zheng Tongzhang T Becker Nikolaus N De Sanjosé Silvia S Chiu Brian C-H BC Dal Maso Luigino L Cocco Pierluigi P Maynadié Marc M Foretova Lenka L Staines Anthony A Brennan Paul P Davis Scott S Severson Richard R Cerhan James R JR Breen Elizabeth C EC Birmann Brenda B Grulich Andrew E AE Cozen Wendy W
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Some autoimmune disorders are increasingly recognized as risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) overall, but large-scale systematic assessments of risk of NHL subtypes are lacking. We performed a pooled analysis of self-reported autoimmune conditions and risk of NHL and subtypes, including 29 423 participants in 12 case-control studies. We computed pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) in a joint fixed-effects model. Sjögren syndrome was associated with a 6.5-fold increa ...[more]