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Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy 3/2007

01-06-2007 | Letter

CTLA4 polymorphism and primary Sjögren's syndrome

Authors: Susan Lester, Sarah Downie-Doyle, Maureen Rischmueller

Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy | Issue 3/2007

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The March 2007 issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy included a research article by Gottenberg and colleagues [1] that reports a failure to confirm our previous study [2] of a genetic association between CTLA4 and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). …
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Metadata
Title
CTLA4 polymorphism and primary Sjögren's syndrome
Authors
Susan Lester
Sarah Downie-Doyle
Maureen Rischmueller
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy / Issue 3/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2196

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