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Effect of atorvastatin on rheumatoid arthritis–associated autoreactive T cells

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  1. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Christian A. Koch

  2. Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany

    Siegfried Krabbe

  3. University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

    Siegfried Krabbe

  4. Medicover Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

    Siegfried Krabbe

  5. Institute of Diabetes “Gerhardt Katsch”, Karlsburg, Germany

    Bernd Hehmke

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Koch, C.A., Krabbe, S. & Hehmke, B. Effect of atorvastatin on rheumatoid arthritis–associated autoreactive T cells. Immunol Res 67, 297–300 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-019-09105-8

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