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Research Article

Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in two patients with extreme B-cell lymphopenia: importance of immunomonitoring and avoidance of B-cell targeted therapy

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Pages 562-568 | Received 05 Nov 2009, Accepted 28 Dec 2009, Published online: 03 Feb 2010

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