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Schematic showing the potential biologic mechanisms linking smoking and SLE risk. It is thought that environmental exposures “trigger” or accelerate the disease in genetically-predisposed individuals. Substantial epidemiological evidence exists to support the association between cigarette smoking and the risk of incident SLE.
