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 |
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IntechOpen
2012
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