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Brief Report: Association of Elevated Adipsin Levels With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Oct 2017
Korman Benjamin D, Marangoni Roberta Goncalves, Hinchcliff Monique, Shah Sanjiv J, Carns Mary, Hoffmann Aileen, Ramsey-Goldman Rosalind, Varga John
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OBJECTIVE: Adipose tissues secrete adipokines, peptides with potent effects modulating fibrosis, inflammation, and vascular homeostasis. Dysregulated adipose tissue biology and adipokine balance have recently been implicated in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This study was undertaken to determine whether altered circulating adipokine levels correlate with SSc disease subsets or clinical manifestations. METHODS:...
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