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Is tacrolimus effective for treating antisynthetase-associated interstitial lung disease?

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The synopsis was written by Jasmine Farsarakis, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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    Tim Bongartz, Jay H Ryu & Eric L Matteson

  2. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA

    Tim Bongartz, Jay H Ryu & Eric L Matteson

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Bongartz, T., Ryu, J. & Matteson, E. Is tacrolimus effective for treating antisynthetase-associated interstitial lung disease?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 1, 80–81 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0067

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