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The first case of VEXAS syndrome in Austria

  • Bernhard Strasser ORCID logo EMAIL logo and Alexander Haushofer

Corresponding author: Bernhard Strasser, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH, Griekirchnerstr. 42, 4600 Wels, Austria, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

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Received: 2023-04-29
Accepted: 2023-05-18
Published Online: 2023-06-09
Published in Print: 2023-09-26

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