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. 2005 Nov;64(Suppl 4):iv52–iv54. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.042424

Are fibroblasts involved in joint destruction?

T Pap, I Meinecke, U Muller-Ladner, S Gay
PMCID: PMC1766917  PMID: 16239388

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