# Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/systemic-sclerosis-and-related-diseases-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 828,528 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of systemic sclerosis, with an emphasis on fibrosis, autoantibodies, pulmonary involvement, and the role of TGF-ß signaling. It also explores genetic markers, endothelial dysfunction, and various treatment approaches including immunosuppressive therapy for this complex autoimmune disease. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11330 |
| Works | 93,757 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Bert Vogelstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bert-vogelstein/)
- [John J.V. McMurray](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-j-v-mcmurray/)
- [Giuseppe Remuzzi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/giuseppe-remuzzi/)
- [John P. A. Ioannidis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-p-a-ioannidis/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Gonçalo R. Abecasis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/goncalo-r-abecasis/)
- [Luigi Ferrucci](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luigi-ferrucci/)
- [Kenneth W. Kinzler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-w-kinzler/)
- [Peter J. Barnes](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-j-barnes/)
- [Alberto Mantovani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alberto-mantovani/)
- [David Botstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-botstein/)
- [Juan Jesús Carrero](https://scholariq.org/researchers/juan-jesus-carrero/)

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