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Good response to mycophenolate mofetil on treatment of interstitial lung disease in polymyositis associated with antisynthetase syndrome positive for anti-EJ and anti-Ro52 antibodies

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Martínez-García, E.A., Lujano-Benítez, A.V., García-De La Torre, I. et al. Good response to mycophenolate mofetil on treatment of interstitial lung disease in polymyositis associated with antisynthetase syndrome positive for anti-EJ and anti-Ro52 antibodies. Clin Rheumatol 39, 2837–2839 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05075-7

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