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Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen.

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients showed no difference in skin fibrosis whether they were given low-dose oral glucocorticoids or not. One ...

High serum type I interferon (IFN) scores, measured through six chemokines, correlated with poorer lung function and health-related quality of life in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic ...

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