Abstracts tagged "Interferons and morphea"

Abstract Number: 656 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Gene Expression Variation and The Role Of Interferon In Patients With Morphea From The Morphea In Adults and Children Cohort
Daniel Grabell¹, Andrew Kim², Virginia Pascual³, Shervin Assassi⁴ and Heidi Jacobe¹, ¹Dermatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, ²Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, ³Baylor University, Dallas, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma (morphea) is characterized by inflammation and sclerosis of the dermis and underlying tissue and may be associated with significant morbidity. Overproduction of…