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Early onset neutropenia after mycophenolate mofetil in systemic sclerosis

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  1. Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Policlinico Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Giovanna Cuomo, Giuseppina Abignano & Gabriele Valentini

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Cuomo, G., Abignano, G. & Valentini, G. Early onset neutropenia after mycophenolate mofetil in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatol Int 29, 1529–1530 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-0879-6

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