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(1)Pharmacogenetics of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Wessels, J.A.M. Citation Wessels, J. A. M. (2007, October 11). Pharmacogenetics of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12436 Version:. Corrected Publisher’s Version. License:. Licence agreement concerning inclusion of doctoral thesis in the Institutional Repository of the University of Leiden. Downloaded from:. https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12436. Note: To cite this publication please use the final published version (if applicable)..

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