Evaluating antirheumatic treatments using synovial biopsy: a recommendation for standardisation to be used in clinical trials.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on November 24, 2010

Authors

Marleen G H van de Sande1, Danielle M Gerlag, Beatrijs M Lodde, Lisa G M van Baarsen, Stefano Alivernini, Veronica Codullo, Ioana Felea, Elsa Vieira-Sousa, Ursula Fearon, Richard Reece, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Douglas J Veale, Costantino Pitzalis, Paul Emery, Lars Klareskog, Iain B McInnes, Paul P Tak

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Room F4-218, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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