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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Giuseppina Farina
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-19617 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20100817 8
<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common complication for individuals with limited systemic sclerosis (lSSc). The identification and characterization of biomarkers for lSSc-PAH should lead to less invasive screening, a better understanding of pathogenesis, and improved treatment.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Forty-nine PBMC samples were obtained from 21 lSSc subjects without PAH (lSSc-noPAH), 15 lSSc subjects with PAH (lSSc-PAH), and 10 healthy controls; three subjects ...[more]