Decrease in synovial cellularity and cytokine expression after autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Danielle M. C. Brinkman MD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Ten Cate MD, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJaak M. Vossen MD, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorTom J. M. Smeets BSc
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMaarten C. Kraan MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPaul P. Tak MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorDanielle M. C. Brinkman MD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Ten Cate MD, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJaak M. Vossen MD, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorTom J. M. Smeets BSc
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMaarten C. Kraan MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPaul P. Tak MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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