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. 2002 Nov;61(11):951–954. doi: 10.1136/ard.61.11.951

Th2 mediated regulation in RA and the spondyloarthropathies

J A G van Roon 1, J Bijlsma 1
PMCID: PMC1753949  PMID: 12379513

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