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Distinct gene network in skin lesion of patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

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Supplementary Table 1 is deposited at figshare (https://figshare.com/articles/Supplementary_Table_1/12029283). Script in the current study is available upon request.

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Gene expression datasets were obtained from the Prospective Registry for Early Systemic Sclerosis (PRESS) cohort. I thank all investigators for sharing the data.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

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Inamo, J. Distinct gene network in skin lesion of patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis. Clin Rheumatol 39, 3143–3144 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05245-7

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