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Systemic Sclerosis : An Update on the Aberrant Immune System and Clinical Features / edited by Timothy Radstake.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Radstake, Timothy, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immunology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages)
- Other Title:
- Systemic sclerosis
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2012
- [Place of publication not identified] : InTech, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or often referred to as Scleroderma (tight skin), is characterized by an exaggerated formation of collagen fibers in the skin, which leads to fibrosis. Accumulating evidence now points toward three pathological hallmarks that are implicated in Ssc, the order of which has yet to be determined: endothelial dysfunction, autoantibody formation, and activation of fibroblasts. This current book provides up-to-date information on the pathogenesis and clinical features of this severe syndrome. It is our hope that this book will aid both clinicians and researchers in dealing with patients with this clinical syndrome. In addition, we hope to shed more light on this rare and severely disabling syndrome, ultimately leading to better research and successful therapeutic targeting.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 22, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 953-51-6737-5
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