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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 fo...
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