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A role for immunogenic dna in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
David S. Pisetsky MD, PhD,
Jane P. Grudier BS,
Gary S. Gilkeson MD,
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David S. Pisetsky MD, PhD
Chief, Rheumatology, Durham VA Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Durham VA Hospital, Box 151G, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705Search for more papers by this authorJane P. Grudier BS
Senior Research Technician, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorGary S. Gilkeson MD
Associate in Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorDavid S. Pisetsky MD, PhD,
Jane P. Grudier BS,
Gary S. Gilkeson MD,
Corresponding Author
David S. Pisetsky MD, PhD
Chief, Rheumatology, Durham VA Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Durham VA Hospital, Box 151G, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705Search for more papers by this authorJane P. Grudier BS
Senior Research Technician, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Search for more papers by this authorGary S. Gilkeson MD
Associate in Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Medical Research Service, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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