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Associated autoimmune diseases in systemic sclerosis define a subset of patients with milder disease: results from 2 large cohorts of European Caucasian patients.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2010
Avouac Jérôme, Airò Paolo, Dieude Philippe, Caramaschi Paola, Tiev Kiet, Diot Elisabeth, Sibilia Jean, Cappelli Susanna, Granel Brigitte, Vacca Alessandra, Wipff Julien, Meyer Olivier, Kahan André, Matucci-Cerinic Marco, Allanore Yannick
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and potential associations with the systemic sclerosis (SSc) phenotype of additional autoimmune diseases (AID). METHODS: A multicenter study was performed in France and Italy to recruit consecutive European Caucasian patients with SSc systematically assessed for the coexistence of predefined AID known to occur with connective tissue diseases. RESULTS: We recruited 585 French...
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