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Expanded role for interleukin-17 in rheumatoid arthritis

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    Feng-Lai Yuan, Xia Li, Cheng-Wan Li, Rui-Sheng Xu & Jun-Ming Sun

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Yuan, FL., Li, X., Li, CW. et al. Expanded role for interleukin-17 in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 31, 189–190 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-011-1869-0

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