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The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

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Lipsky, P.E., Davis, L.S., Cush, J.J. et al. The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. Springer Semin Immunopathol 11, 123–162 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197186

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