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Penicillamine and auto-immunity: Relationship or coincidence?
Sofia Santos, Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal
Raquel Faria, Department of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Both authors wrote this letter.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has any potential conflicts of interest related to this study.
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Correspondence to: Sofia Santos, MD, Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal. sofia.fersantos@gmail.com
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Received: November 5, 2016
Peer-review started: November 9, 2016
First decision: November 30, 2016
Revised: December 2, 2016
Accepted: December 27, 2016
Article in press: December 28, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2017
Peer-review started: November 9, 2016
First decision: November 30, 2016
Revised: December 2, 2016
Accepted: December 27, 2016
Article in press: December 28, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Penicillamine and auto-immunity: Relationship or coincidence?