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CD109, a TGF-β co-receptor, attenuates extracellular matrix production in scleroderma skin fibroblasts

INTRODUCTION: Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal organs. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of SSc fibrosis. We have previously identified CD109 as a novel TGF-β co-re...

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Autores principales: Man, Xiao-Yong, Finnson, Kenneth W, Baron, Murray, Philip, Anie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22694813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3877