Transcription profiling of human microvascular endothelial cells in systemic sclerosis

ABSTRACT: Patients with the diffuse avascular form of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and healthy controls (N) were used as sources of microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC). MVEC were obtained from biopsies of involved skin of the hands in 6 SSc patients and from 6 healthy patients undergoing surgery for traumatic events at the hands. The controls were matched by age and sex to the SSc cases. All patients fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology criteria for SSc, as well as the criteria for the diffuse form of the disease.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

DISEASE(S): normal

SUBMITTER: Bashar Kahaleh 

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-417 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress