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Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2023



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(3):192-9
Double Negative (DN) B cells: A connecting bridge between rheumatic diseases and COVID-19?
Authors Information

Athanasios Sachinidis, Alexandros Garyfallos

4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

 A Sachinidis, A Garyfallos

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