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Serum cystatin C level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after single infusion of infliximab

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    M. Kopec-Medrek, M. Widuchowska, A. Kotulska, E. Zycinska-Dębska & E. J. Kucharz

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Kopec-Medrek, M., Widuchowska, M., Kotulska, A. et al. Serum cystatin C level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after single infusion of infliximab. Rheumatol Int 31, 1255–1256 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1572-5

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