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. 1991 Jan;46(1):70–71. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.1.70

Antimyeloperoxidase antibodies in the Churg-Strauss syndrome

Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert 1,2,3, Roel Goldschmeding 1,2,3, Job D Elema 1,2,3, Albert E G Kr von dem Borne 1,2,3, Cees G M Kallenberg 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1020922  PMID: 1651566

Abstract

Antibodies to myeloperoxidase were detected in the serum of three patients with the Churg-Strauss syndrome.

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