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Author: NIAMS / Tourkina E, et al
Date Published: January-2012 Source: NIAMS Spotlight on Research 2012
Investigators, partially supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, have found that a deficiency in the protein caveolin-1 (cav-1) is linked to the development of interstitial lung disease, the scarring of lung tissue that causes disability and death in people with scleroderma.
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