Systemic sclerosis: current pathogenetic concepts and future prospects for targeted therapy

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Although there is no cure for systemic sclerosis, the disease is certainly treatable. And the more that is understood of its pathogenesis, the better the prospects for treatment. Excessive collagen deposition in the skin and viscera is responsible for the morbidity and mortality. The immune system plays a critical role in setting up the fibrotic process, but impaired regulation of collagen gene expression...

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