Abbreviations
- SSc
– systemic scleroderma
- CREST
– Calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia
- SS
– systemic sclerosis
- ARA
- American Rheumatism Association
- GVHD
- graft versus host disease
- ACR
- American College of Rheumatology
- HLA
- human leukocyte antigen
- IL
- interleukin
- NK
- natural killer
- RPh
– Raynaud’s phenomenon
- PBC
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- ACA
– anti centromere antibodies
- Scl 70
- topoisomerase 1
- ssSSc
- SSc sine scleroderma
- ANA
- antinuclear antibodies
- NCM
- nailfold capillary microscopy
- CTGF
- connective-tissue growth factor
- TNF
- tumor necrosis factor