Gene therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: how to target joint destruction?
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Received: 7 September 1999 Revisions requested: 20 September 1999 Revisions received: 23 September 1999 Accepted: 23 September 1999 Published: 26 October 1999 © Current Science Ltd Important note about how to cite this article This article is also available online in the Arthritis Research website. To avoid confusion, please ensure that only the online version of the article is cited in any reference, as follows: Pap T, Müller-Ladner U, Gay R, Gay S: Gene therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: how to target joint destruction? [commentary]. http://arthritisresearch.com/26oct99/ar0101c02
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arthritis Research
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999