A 2013 study published in Science Translational Medicine reported that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are a source of citrullinated autoantigens and stimulate inflammatory responses in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Confirmed via PubMed, Science.org, and PMC records matching the exact title, journal, and year; well-cited paper in rheumatoid arthritis/NETs literature. [tier=silver indep_score=1.0 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
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- Structures of Neutrophil Serine Protease 4 Reveal an Unusual ... (seed:psychology_and_neuroscience)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23536372/ (corroboration)
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.3005580 (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3775468/ (corroboration)