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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(3):119-20
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The role of regulatory B cells in the homeostasis of regulatory T cells and Th17 cells in patients with systemic sclerosis
Athanasios Mavropoulos, George Efthymiou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Lazaros I. Sakkas
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Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly and University General Hospital of Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
Keywords: Tregs, Bregs, Th17, systemic sclerosis
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