ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 1501 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Yukie Yamaguchi1, Junya Ono2, Miho Masuoka3, Shoichiro Ohta4, Kenji Izuhara3, Zenro Ikezawa5, Michiko Aihara6 and Kazuo Takahashi6, 1Department of Environmental-immuno Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, 2Shino-Test Corporation, Sagamihara, Japan, 3Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, Saga medical School, Saga, Japan, 5Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital, Atami, Japan, 6Environmental-immuno Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) results in significant morbidity and mortality due to organ fibrosis characterized by increased deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). Periostin is one…