The use of serologic markers for collagen synthesis and degradation in systemic sclerosis
✍ Scribed by Lene Heickendorff; Hugh Zachariae; Peter Bjerring; Lars Halkier-Sørensen; Klaus Søndergaard
- Book ID
- 116111643
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6787
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## Abstract ## Objective To investigate the correlation between the degree of dermal fibrosis and myofibroblast infiltration using clinical assessments of skin thickness and hardness in systemic sclerosis (SSc). ## Methods Eleven patients with diffuse SSc and 10 healthy controls were evaluated u
Serum concentrations of the markers of collagen synthesis and degradation, collagen I propeptide (PICP), collagen III propeptide (PIIINP) and the cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) were measured in young male dermatological patients and in control subjects. No significant differences