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Genomic and genetic studies of systemic sclerosis: A systematic review.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2017
Chairta Paraskevi, Nicolaou Paschalis, Christodoulou Kyproula
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by fibrosis, vasculopathy and inflammation. The exact aetiology of SSc remains unknown but evidences show that various genetic factors may be involved. This review aimed to assess HLA alleles/non-HLA polymorphisms, microsatellites and chromosomal abnormalities that have thus far been associated with SSc. PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases were...
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