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Epigenetics and systemic sclerosis.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Sept 2015
Altorok Nezam, Kahaleh Bashar
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by vascular injury, activation of the immune system, and diffuse tissue fibrosis. The precise etiology of SSc is undetermined, but there is evidence suggestive of a connection between environmental factors and SSc pathogenesis. In general, harmful environmental factors are sensed by the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms that alter...
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