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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2017;28(2):80-5
Expression levels of the microRNA maturing microprocessor complex components; Drosha, Dicer, and DGCR8 in PBMCs from ankylosing spondylitis patients
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1: Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2: Immunology Department, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences (International Campus), Yazd, Iran
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