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Potential roles for tenascin in (very) early diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (2020)

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ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Volume 79, Issue 4, Pages E42-U13

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215063

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Ant-CCP; early rheumatoid arthritis; inflammation; osteoarthritis; synovitis

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Rheumatology

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