Systemic Sclerosis Scleroderma-like Syndromes

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T cells expressing allograft inflammatory factor 1 display increased chemotaxis and induce a profibrotic phenotype in normal fibroblasts in vitro

  1. Francesco Del Galdo,
  2. Sergio A. Jiménez*

Article first published online: 28 SEP 2007

DOI: 10.1002/art.22877

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 56, Issue 10, pages 3478–3488, October 2007

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Galdo, F. D. and Jiménez, S. A. (2007), T cells expressing allograft inflammatory factor 1 display increased chemotaxis and induce a profibrotic phenotype in normal fibroblasts in vitro. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 56: 3478–3488. doi: 10.1002/art.22877

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  1. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

*Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 South 10th Street, Room 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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  1. Issue published online: 28 SEP 2007
  2. Article first published online: 28 SEP 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 JUN 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 JAN 2007

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  • NIH. Grant Number: R01-AR-19616

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