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5HT2A polymorphism His452Tyr in a German Caucasian systemic sclerosis population – authors' response

Lorenzo Beretta email and Raffaella Scorza email

Referral Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico-Mangiagalli-Regina Elena and University of Milan, Via Pace, 20122, Milan, Italy

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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:404doi:10.1186/ar2635

Published: 26 March 2009


See related research by Beretta et al., http://arthritis-research.com/content/10/5/R103 and related letter by Kirsten et al., http://arthritis-research.com/content/11/2/403

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The variance of results between our recent article [1] and the replication study by Kirsten and colleagues [2] in German patients may prompt the reader to ask the simple question: what conclusion can be drawn from these contradictory results?


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