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Is assaying autoantibodies useful for diagnosing early rheumatoid arthritis?

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  1. Department of Biochemistry,

    Walther J van Venrooij & Leo BA van de Putte

  2. Department of Rheumatology at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Walther J van Venrooij & Leo BA van de Putte

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WJ van Venrooij is a scientific advisor of Euro-Diagnostica b.v. (Arnhem) and Axis-Shield Ltd (Dundee).

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van Venrooij, W., van de Putte, L. Is assaying autoantibodies useful for diagnosing early rheumatoid arthritis?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 4–5 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0018

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