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| | Abstract: Elevated Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Systemic Sclerosis |
 | | The extent of skin sclerosis may contribute to the elevation of serum VEGF and high VEGF levels may serve as a surrogate indicator of capillary damage in SSc. |
 | | From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Mary's Hospital, Research Institute of Immunobiology, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul; and Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea. |
 | | Address reprint requests to Dr. C-S. Cho, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Mary's Hospital, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, 62 Youido-dong, Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul, 150-713, Korea. |
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