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Adult heart block is associated with disease activity in primary Sjögren's syndrome

B. M. Lodde Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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V. Sankar Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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M. R. Kok Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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R. A. Leakan Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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P. P. Tak Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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S. R. Pillemer Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Pages 383-386 | Received 27 Jan 2005, Accepted 12 Apr 2005, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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