Autoantibodies Associated With Connective Tissue Diseases: What Meaning for Clinicians?
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1 Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Immunology, Reims Teaching Hospitals, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims, France, 2 Rheumatology Department, Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France, 3 Laboratory of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, EA7319, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 4 Laboratory of Immunology, Reims University Hospital, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 5 Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Reims, Reims, France, 6 Department of Biological Sciences, Immunology, UFR Odontology, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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