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Levels of soluble adhesion molecules and their associations in inflammatory myositis

  1. Vidya S. Limaye1,2,*,
  2. Claudine S. Bonder2,3,
  3. Wai Y. Sun3,
  4. Susan Lester4,
  5. Peter J. Roberts-Thomson5,
  6. Peter Blumbergs6

Article first published online: 24 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12039

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International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volume 16, Issue 1, pages 99–101, February 2013

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Limaye, V. S., Bonder, C. S., Sun, W. Y., Lester, S., Roberts-Thomson, P. J. and Blumbergs, P. (2013), Levels of soluble adhesion molecules and their associations in inflammatory myositis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 16: 99–101. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12039

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  3. 3

    Vascular Biology and Cell Trafficking Laboratory, Human Immunology Centre for Cancer Biology, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  4. 4

    Rheumatology Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, SA, Australia

  5. 5

    SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  6. 6

    Neuropathology Laboratory, Hanson Institute, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, SA, Australia

*Correspondence: Dr Vidya Limaye,email: vidya.limaye@health.sa.gov.au

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 24 JAN 2013

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