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Association of distinct clinical subsets with myositis‐specific autoantibodies towards anti‐155/140‐kDa polypeptides, anti‐140‐kDa polypeptides, and anti‐aminoacyl tRNA synthetases in Japanese patients with dermatomyositis: a single‐centre, cross‐sectional study

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Pages 263-267 | Accepted 12 Dec 2008, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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