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Negative specificity for DSF70 in ANA positive leprosy sera

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  1. Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil

    Sandra Lúcia Euzébio Ribeiro, Gabriel Pacifico Seabra Nunes & Henrique Euzébio Guedes de Freitas

  2. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil

    Cristóvão Mangueira & Morton Aaron Scheinberg

  3. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

    Morton Aaron Scheinberg

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Ribeiro, S.L.E., Nunes, G.P.S., de Freitas, H.E.G. et al. Negative specificity for DSF70 in ANA positive leprosy sera. Clin Rheumatol 38, 2953–2955 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04667-2

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