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Breda, L., Palazzi, C., de Michele, G. et al. Spontaneous atlantoaxial subluxation as a presenting manifestation of juvenile ankylosing spondylitis in a female HLA-B27-negative patient. Eur J Pediatr 164, 455–457 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1651-x
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