Prevalence and incidence of SSc appears to be greater in populations of European ancestry
and lower in Asian groups. Exposure to silica dust appears to be an environmental trigger, …

Epidemiology is the study of the pattern of disease occurrence to identify key determinants
of risk, causation, and prevention. The following questions are relevant about systemic …

Vasoconstriction accompanied by changes in skin color is a normal physiologic response to
cold. The distinction between this normal physiology and Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) has …

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Objective. To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the US prevalence of
and number of individuals affected by arthritis overall, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, …

Prevalence, incidence, survival, and disease characteristics of systemic sclerosis in a large
US population - Mayes - 2003 - Arthritis & Rheumatism - Wiley Online Library …

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of systemic sclerosis
and a leading cause of systemic sclerosis–related death. Nintedanib, a tyrosine kinase …

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Point Communications, and Medtelligence (less than $10,000 each) and receives royalties …

Objective To document disease activity and functional status in patients with scleroderma (systemic
sclerosis [SSc]) and Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and to determine the sensitivity to …

Background Despite current therapies, diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
often has a devastating outcome. We compared myeloablative CD34+ selected autologous …