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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Significant elevation of IgG anti-WRN (RecQ3 RNA/DNA helicase) antibody in systemic sclerosis

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Pages 229-234 | Received 05 Apr 2006, Accepted 22 May 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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