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- Rieke Alten,
- Gisela Döring,
- Maurizio Cutolo,
- Erika Gromnica-Ihle,
- Stephan Witte,
- Rainer Straub and
- Frank Buttgereit
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, Teaching Hospital, Charité University Medicine, Berlin; Merck KGaA, Darmstadt; Immanuel Krankenhaus, Berlin-Buch; Nitec Pharma GmbH, Mannheim; University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; and Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Supported by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Nitec Pharma AG, Reinach, Switzerland. Dr . Alten is a consultant for Merck Pharma GmbH and has received lecture fees. Dr . Döring is an employee of Merck KGaA and holds company stock and is a consultant for Nitec Pharma AG. Dr . Witte is an employee of Nitec Pharma GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, and holds company stock. Dr . Straub has received consulting fees from Merck Pharma GmbH, Germany. Dr . Buttgereit is a consultant for Merck Pharma GmbH and Nitec Pharma GmbH and has received grant support from both. He has also received lecture fees from Merck Pharma GmbH.
R. Alten, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, Teaching Hospital, Charité University Medicine; G. Döring, MD, Merck KGaA; M. Cutolo, MD, Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Genoa; E. Gromnica-Ihle, MD, Immanuel Krankenhaus; S. Witte, PhD, Nitec Pharma GmbH; R.H. Straub, MD, University Hospital Regensburg; F. Buttgereit, MD, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine.
Address correspondence to Dr . R. Alten, Department of Internal Medicine II, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, Teaching Hospital, Charité University Medicine, Heubnerweg 2, 14059 Berlin, Germany. E-mail: rieke.alten@schlosspark-klinik.de
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Accepted for publication May 17, 2010.