An intriguing relationship between the immune response to citrullinated vimentin and the HLA shared epitope: comment on the article by Verpoort et al Reply

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Verpoort, K. N. [1 ]
Loan, A. [1 ]
Pruijn, G. J. M. [2 ]
Toes, R. E. M. [1 ]
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[1] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands
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ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM | 2008年 / 58卷 / 10期
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10.1002/art.23948
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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