 Scleroderma, Systemic
"Scleroderma, Systemic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.
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D012595
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.799 C17.800.784
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleroderma, Systemic" by people in Profiles.
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Hudson M, Bernatsky S, Colmegna I, Lora M, Pastinen T, Klein Oros K, Greenwood CMT. Novel insights into systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases using shared molecular signatures and an integrative analysis. Epigenetics. 2017 06 03; 12(6):433-440.
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Li SC, Torok KS, Pope E, Dedeoglu F, Hong S, Jacobe HT, Rabinovich CE, Laxer RM, Higgins GC, Ferguson PJ, Lasky A, Baszis K, Becker M, Campillo S, Cartwright V, Cidon M, Inman CJ, Jerath R, O'Neil KM, Vora S, Zeft A, Wallace CA, Ilowite NT, Fuhlbrigge RC. Development of consensus treatment plans for juvenile localized scleroderma: a roadmap toward comparative effectiveness studies in juvenile localized scleroderma. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Aug; 64(8):1175-85.
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