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Endothelial Fli1 deficiency impairs vascular homeostasis: a role in scleroderma vasculopathy.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2010
Asano Yoshihide, Stawski Lukasz, Hant Faye, Highland Kristin, Silver Richard, Szalai Gabor, Watson Dennis K, Trojanowska Maria
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by obliterative vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis. The molecular mechanisms underlying SSc vasculopathy are largely unknown. Friend leukemia integration factor 1 (Fli1), an important regulator of immune function and collagen fibrillogenesis, is expressed at reduced levels in endothelial cells in affected skin of...
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