ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 852 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Veronica Codullo1, Emanuela Cova2, Simona Inghilleri2, Miriam Colombo3, Davide Prosperi3, Federica Meloni4 and Carlomaurizio Montecucco5, 1Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Foundation Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy, 2Clinica di Malattie dell’Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Italy, 3Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy, 4Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Unità di Pneumologia e UOC di Reumatologia, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 5Rheumatology Unit of the University Hospital of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune fibrotic disorder characterised by collagen and extracellular matrix deposition in the skin and internal organs, such as the…