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An J, Chen P, Li X, Li X, Peng F. Identification of potential hub genes and biological mechanism in rheumatoid arthritis and non-small cell lung cancer via integrated bioinformatics analysis. Transl Oncol 2024; 45:101964. [PMID: 38657441 PMCID: PMC11059132 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.101964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Although there is evidence of the association between RA and NSCLC, little is known about their interaction mechanisms. The aim of this study is to identify potential hub genes and biological mechanism in RA and NSCLC via integrated bioinformatics analysis. METHODS The gene expression datasets of RA and NSCLC were downloaded to discover and validate hub genes. After identifying DEGs, we performed enrichment analysis, PPI network construction and module analysis, selection and validation of hub genes. Moreover, we selected the hub gene PTPRC for expression and prognosis analysis, immune analysis, mutation and methylation analysis in NSCLC. Finally, we performed real-time PCR, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, transwell invasion assay, sphere formation assay and western blotting to validate the role of PTPRC in A549 cells. RESULTS We obtained 320 DEGs for subsequent analysis. Enrichment results showed that the DEGs were mainly involved in Th1, Th2 and Th17 cell differentiation. In addition, four hub genes, BIRC5, PTPRC, PLEK, and FYN, were identified after selection and validation. These hub genes were subsequently shown to be closely associated with immune cells and related pathways. In NSCLC, PTPRC was downregulated, positively correlated with immune infiltration and immune cells. Experiments showed that PTPRC could promote the proliferation, migration and invasion, and the ability to form spheroids of A549 cells. In addition, PTPRC could regulate the increased expression of CD45, β-catenin, c-Myc and LEF1 proteins. CONCLUSIONS This study explored the hub genes and related mechanisms of RA and NSCLC, demonstrated the central role of the inflammatory response and the adaptive immune system, and identified PTPRC as an immune-related biomarker and potential therapeutic target for RA and NSCLC patients. In addition, PTPRC can significantly promote the proliferation, migration and invasion of A549 cells, and its mechanism may be to promote the EMT process by regulating the Wnt signaling pathway and promote cell stemness, which in turn has a promoting effect on A549 cells.
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- Junsha An
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of cardiology, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, 610083, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Fujita S, Nakano K, Nagasu A, Hiramatsu-Asano S, Akagi T, Morita Y. Prognosis and prognostic factors of lung cancer complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15069. [PMID: 38514918 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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AIM To clarify the prognosis and prognostic factors for lung cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS In this retrospective longitudinal study, we investigated the medical records of patients with RA among 1422 patients diagnosed with lung cancer and registered in a hospital-based cancer registry between January 2013 and May 2022. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model were used to analyze survival and identify predictive factors. RESULTS Of 26 patients with RA complicated with lung cancer (median age, 69 years), the 2-year overall survival rates for stages I-II were 90%-100%, and those for stages III-IV were 20%, respectively. Positivity of anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibody, smoking history, interstitial lung disease, poorly controlled RA, stage III and IV lung cancer, histological types other than adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and RF ≧ 50 IU/mL were associated with increased mortality. After the surgical resection of stage I and II lung cancer, 5 of the 16 patients experienced cancer recurrence after resumption of RA treatment, and the histology of the recurrent cancers was mostly squamous cell carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Early detection of lung cancer is needed, especially in patients with RA who have a history of smoking, seropositivity, or interstitial lung disease. Even after surgical resection, it should be noted that squamous cell carcinoma is prone to recurrence.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Aged
- Prognosis
- Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Lung Neoplasms/complications
- Retrospective Studies
- Longitudinal Studies
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/complications
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnosis
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/epidemiology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/epidemiology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/etiology
- Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy
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- Shunichi Fujita
- Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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Yang TO, Floud S, Reeves GK. Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer risk in the Million Women Study. Int J Epidemiol 2024; 53:dyae006. [PMID: 38423106 PMCID: PMC10904146 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyae006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Most previous studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cancer risk have lacked information on potential confounding factors. We investigated RA-associated cancer risks in a large cohort of women in the UK, taking account of shared risk factors. METHODS In 1996-2001, women aged 50-64, who were invited for routine breast screening at 66 National Health Service (NHS) screening centres in England and Scotland, were also invited to take part in the Million Women Study. Participants provided information on sociodemographic, lifestyle and health-related factors, including RA, and were followed up for cancers and deaths. Cox regression yielded RA-associated hazard ratios (HRs) of 20 cancers, adjusted for 10 characteristics including smoking status and adiposity. RESULTS Around 1.3 million women (half of those invited) were recruited into the study. In minimally adjusted analyses, RA was associated with the risk of 13 of the 20 cancers. After additional adjustment for lifestyle factors, many of these associations were attenuated but there remained robust evidence of RA-associated increases in the risk of lung (HR 1.21, 95% confidence interval 1.15-1.26), lymphoid (1.25, 1.18-1.33), myeloid (1.12, 1.01-1.25), cervical (1.39, 1.11-1.75) and oropharyngeal (1.40, 1.21-1.61) cancers, and decreases in the risk of endometrial (0.84, 0.77-0.91) and colorectal (0.82, 0.77-0.87) cancers. CONCLUSIONS After taking account of shared risk factors, RA is positively associated with lung and certain blood and infection-related cancers, and inversely associated with colorectal cancer. These findings are consistent with existing hypotheses around immune response, susceptibility to infections, and chronic inflammation. The inverse association observed for endometrial cancer merits further investigation.
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- TienYu Owen Yang
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Munteanu I, Gheorghevici C, Coca CC, Diaconu GA, Sandru AE, Feraru N, Popa A, Nemes R, Mahler B. Co-Occurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lung Cancer-Coincidence or Not? Life (Basel) 2023; 13:2089. [PMID: 37895470 PMCID: PMC10608471 DOI: 10.3390/life13102089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Bronchopulmonary cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths globally. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the risk factors for lung cancer, and those who use methotrexate have a higher risk of developing lung cancer. We present the case of an 80-year-old patient who is a former smoker and is known to have rheumatoid arthritis, being treated using methotrexate; they were brought by ambulance to the emergency room for coughing with ineffective expectoration, dyspnea on slight exertion, and right-lateral chest pain with onset about one month prior and progressive worsening. Imaging showed a 7 cm/6 cm LID tumorous lung formation with parietal invasion and C7 rib lysis, as well as diffuse fibrotic interstitial changes predominantly in the lower lobes. An ultrasound-guided transthoracic lung biopsy was performed, and histopathological examination established the diagnosis of invasive squamous cell lung carcinoma, G2. In conclusion, the chest pain interpreted by the patient as rheumatic pain delayed the diagnosis of lung cancer; the patient presented rather late to the hospital once respiratory failure set in.
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- Ioana Munteanu
- Faculty of Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, 040441 Bucharest, Romania; (I.M.)
- “Marius Nasta” Institute of Pneumophtisyiology, 050159 Bucharest, Romania (B.M.)
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- “Marius Nasta” Institute of Pneumophtisyiology, 050159 Bucharest, Romania (B.M.)
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- “Marius Nasta” Institute of Pneumophtisyiology, 050159 Bucharest, Romania (B.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, 040441 Bucharest, Romania; (I.M.)
- “Marius Nasta” Institute of Pneumophtisyiology, 050159 Bucharest, Romania (B.M.)
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- “Marius Nasta” Institute of Pneumophtisyiology, 050159 Bucharest, Romania (B.M.)
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Horie K, Asakura T, Masuzawa K, Terai H, Nakayama S, Suzuki Y. ALK-positive lung adenocarcinoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis with long-term treatment for organizing pneumonia: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e32159. [PMID: 36626420 PMCID: PMC9750597 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes inflammation in various organs including the lungs. Pulmonary manifestations include inflammation of the pleura, vasculature, airway, and parenchyma, including interstitial lung disease (ILD). RA-organizing pneumonia (OP) is the third most common cause of RA-ILD. Cases of OP coexisting/complicated with lung cancer have been reported. Therefore, lung cancer can represent a diagnostic challenge, especially in patients with underlying pulmonary diseases including OP. PATIENT CONCERNS An 81-year-old woman with a 12-year history of RA-OP underwent multiple transbronchial lung biopsies (TBLBs), all of which resulted in no malignant findings. She was treated with prednisolone (PSL) depending on the deteriorated infiltrations. At admission, chest computed tomography (CT) images showed exacerbation of left S8 consolidation on chest CT. Additionally, her RA activity was exacerbated, and PSL dose was increased to 30 mg/day, which resulted in improved dyspnea and consolidation. Accordingly, PSL dose was gradually decreased. However, 6 months later, when PSL dose was 11 mg/d, due to a worsening of consolidation and the joint symptoms of RA, PSL dose was increased to 20 mg/d and tacrolimus 2 mg/d was administered. 3 months after the increase in PSL dose, dyspnea improved and PSL dose was reduced to 15 mg/d; however, she was admitted to our hospital because of low back pain. DIAGNOSIS Spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed bone metastases in the third and fifth lumbar vertebrae, and lung cancer was suspected as the primary tumor on CT. INTERVENTIONS TBLB was performed on the left B8 infiltrate, which showed no evidence of malignancy in the previous TBLB. OUTCOMES Pathological examination of TBLB on the left B8 revealed an adenocarcinoma that was positive for anaplastic lymphoma kinase. LESSONS Physicians should be aware of the development of lung cancer in regions with OP, even after a partial response to corticosteroid therapy.
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- Kazuhito Horie
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- * Correspondence: Kazuhito Horie, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8642, Japan (e-mail: )
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Medicine (Laboratory of Bioregulatory Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Medicine (Laboratory of Bioregulatory Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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Manifestaciones pulmonares de la artritis reumatoide, una revisión en tiempos de pandemia por SARS-CoV-2. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE REUMATOLOGÍA 2022. [PMCID: PMC7934669 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcreu.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una de las patologías crónicas de origen autoinmune más frecuentes. Su prevalencia varía del 0,5 al 1%, con un compromiso primario a nivel articular, generando gran discapacidad por las deformidades secundarias derivadas de un estado inflamatorio persistente. Considerando el alto impacto en la calidad de vida de quienes la padecen, sumado al alto costo de las intervenciones terapéuticas, se vuelve imperativo para el personal de salud sumar todos los esfuerzos para promover un diagnóstico temprano y reconocer las potenciales complicaciones con el fin de impactar positivamente en los desenlaces clínicos. Alrededor del 50% de los pacientes con AR pueden tener compromiso extraarticular, siendo el pulmón uno de los órganos más afectados. En época de pandemia por el virus SARS-CoV-2 es necesario recordar los tipos de compromiso pulmonar en pacientes con AR y tener en cuenta la susceptibilidad de estos pacientes a cuadros infecciosos que pueden generar una gran morbimortalidad.
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Yang H, Yao Z, Zhou X, Bing Z, Cao L, Cao Z, Li S, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Zeng X, Zhang F, Liang N. Survival and prognostic factors of lung cancer patients with preexisting connective tissue disease: a retrospective cohort study. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1415. [PMID: 33313160 PMCID: PMC7723641 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Background Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a group of special commodities in lung cancer (LC). This study aimed to analyze the survival and prognostic factors of LC patients with preexisting CTDs. Methods A total of 84 LC patients with preexisting CTDs that presented at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) were retrospectively recruited in this study between January 2000 and June 2017. Patient survival was compared using the Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess prognostic variables. Results Of the 84 LC patients, 36 (41.8%) had underlying rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 20 (23.8%) had idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), 18 (21.4%) had Sjögren syndrome (SS), 6 (7.1%) had systemic sclerosis (SSc), and 4 (4.8%) had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The median overall survival (OS) was 21 months (IQR, 8–72 months), and the 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates were 61.3%, 36.7%, and 29.5%, respectively. The survival rates between different CTD subgroups, histopathologies, and disease stages were significantly different (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the independent prognostic factors for OS were IIM [hazard ratio (HR), 3.61; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.69–8.21; P=0.002], SS (HR, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.01–7.33; P=0.048), and radical resection (HR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.04–0.35; P<0.001). Conclusions Different CTD subtypes and the radical resection of LC are closely related to patient prognosis. This indicates a need for both identifications of CTD types and active treatment strategies for LC.
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- Huaxia Yang
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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