Systemic Sclerosis An Update on the Aberrant Immune System and Clinical Features

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or often referred to as Scleroderma (tight skin), is characterized by an exaggerated formation of collagen fibers in the skin, which leads to fibrosis. Accumulating evidence now points toward three pathological hallmarks that are implicated in Ssc, the order of which has ye...

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Language:English
Published: IntechOpen 2012
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