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Up-regulation of cytokines and chemokines predates the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

  1. Heidi Kokkonen1,
  2. Ingegerd Söderström1,
  3. Joacim Rocklöv2,
  4. Göran Hallmans2,
  5. Kristina Lejon2,
  6. Solbritt Rantapää Dahlqvist1,*

Article first published online: 7 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/art.27186

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 62, Issue 2, pages 383–391, February 2010

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Kokkonen, H., Söderström, I., Rocklöv, J., Hallmans, G., Lejon, K. and Rantapää Dahlqvist, S. (2010), Up-regulation of cytokines and chemokines predates the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 62: 383–391. doi: 10.1002/art.27186

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  1. 1

    Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden

  2. 2

    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

*Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 7 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 7 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 2 OCT 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 MAR 2009

Funded by

  • Swedish Research Council. Grant Number: K2007-52X-20307-01-3
  • King Gustaf V's 80-Year Fund
  • Swedish Rheumatism Association
  • University of Umeå
  • European Community Sixth Framework Programme (project AutoCure)

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