Increased plasma levels of the VEGF165b splice variant are associated with the severity of nailfold capillary loss in systemic sclerosis

Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Aug;72(8):1425-7. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203183. Epub 2013 Apr 9.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cytokines; Qualitative research; Systemic Sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capillaries / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nails / blood supply*
  • Nails / pathology
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Scleroderma, Diffuse / blood*
  • Scleroderma, Diffuse / genetics
  • Scleroderma, Diffuse / pathology
  • Scleroderma, Localized / blood*
  • Scleroderma, Localized / genetics
  • Scleroderma, Localized / pathology
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / blood*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics

Substances

  • Protein Isoforms
  • VEGFA protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A