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Serological analysis of a recombinant cDNA expression library was carried out and a number of auto-antibodies were found that were highly prevalent in the sera of such patients.
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Song, Y.W., Lee, EB., Kim, J. et al. Identification of auto-antibodies in the sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Biotechnology Letters 25, 2049–2053 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BILE.0000007064.40399.72
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