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01-06-2007 | Mini-Review

Scleroderma - news to tell

Authors: Beate Eckes, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Pia Moinzadeh, Thomas Krieg

Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research | Issue 3/2007

Abstract

Scleroderma is a chronic fibrosing disease, in which an early inflammatory reaction precedes the fibrotic response. Systematic analysis of the pathways involved in the development of the disease together with information derived from novel animal models have helped to better understand the mechanisms that trigger and sustain fibrotic reactions.

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Title: Scleroderma - news to tell
Authors: Beate Eckes
Nicolas Hunzelmann
Pia Moinzadeh
Thomas Krieg
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0340-3696
Electronic ISSN: 1432-069X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-007-0756-7

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