• Matrix metalloproteinase gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to systemic sclerosis 

      Rech, Tássia Flores; Moraes, Sara Beatriz del Cueto; Bredemeier, Markus; Paoli, Juliana de; Brenol, João Carlos Tavares; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Chies, Jose Artur Bogo; Simon, Daniel (2016) [Artigo de periódico]
      The major pathological hallmark of the systemic sclerosis (SSc) is skin and internal organ fibrosis, which results from normal tissue architecture alterations and extracellular matrix (ECM) protein deposition. ECM components ...