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Anti-synthetase syndrome and the risk of progressive pulmonary fibrosis: weighting of concomitant anti-Ro/SSA antibodies

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Bernal-Bello, D., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, J., Duarte-Millán, M.Á. et al. Anti-synthetase syndrome and the risk of progressive pulmonary fibrosis: weighting of concomitant anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. Clin Rheumatol 42, 2249–2250 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-023-06615-7

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