Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0036420
Disease: Localized scleroderma
Localized scleroderma
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE To elucidate the nature of fibroblast activation in scleroderma we have studied the expression of 3 noncollagenous connective tissue components, osteonectin, small dermatan sulfate proteoglycan (proteoglycan II, decorin), and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1), by measuring their mRNA levels in fibroblast cultures from 6 patients with SSc and 3 with morphea. 2023219 1991