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The phrase "appears to be referred" is not correct in standard written English.
It is likely intended to convey that something seems to be mentioned or alluded to, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The document appears to be referred to in the latest report, but I need to verify that."
Alternatives: "seems to be mentioned" or "appears to be cited".
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Krallinger et al. [ 5] provided a targeted study of mutations occurring in the protein kinase domain (using a system that in later work appears to be referred to as SNP2L [ 22]).
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