The Long, Dynamic Journey to the Elucidation of the Links Between Inflammation, Ectopic Bone Formation, and Wnt Signaling in Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Seong-Ryul Kwon. J Rheum Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 1;29(1):1-3.

doi: 10.4078/jrd.2022.29.1.1.

¹ Rheumatism Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.

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