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Shared expression of phenotypic markers in systemic sclerosis indicates a convergence of pericytes and fibroblasts to a myofibroblast lineage in fibrosis.
Rajkumar VS, Howell K, Csiszar K, Denton CP, Black CM, Abraham DJ.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2005;7(5):R1113-23. Epub 2005 Jul 21.
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