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Myositis manifesting as respiratory insufficiency with anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies: an unusual presentation of graft-versus-host disease

Louis Wolffa Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9955-5433View further author information
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Aurélie Clottub Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2642-8107View further author information
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Anne-Claire Mamezc Division of Hematology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-7089View further author information
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Camillo Ribib Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-9741View further author information
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Francesco Grandonid Division of Hematology and Hematology Central Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1588-1591 | Received 02 Jan 2023, Accepted 24 May 2023, Published online: 07 Jun 2023

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