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Etiology, Risk Factors, and Biomarkers in Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Lung Disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Mar 2020
Khanna Dinesh, Tashkin Donald P, Denton Christopher P, Renzoni Elisabetta A, Desai Sujal R, Varga John
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex, multiorgan, autoimmune disease. Lung fibrosis occurs in ∼80% of patients with SSc; 25% to 30% develop progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD). The pathogenesis of fibrosis in SSc-associated ILD (SSc-ILD) involves cellular injury, activation/differentiation of mesenchymal cells, and morphological/biological changes in epithelial/endothelial cells. Risk factors for...
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