With scleroderma, the immune system becomes activated, damages the small blood vessels and may cause excessive buildup of fibrous connective tissue, or scar tissue, in the lungs, heart, ...

In 1999, Delany joined the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation in San Francisco, California ...

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Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, causes the hardening of skin and connective tissues. Often, the disease harms other organs, such as the heart, kidneys, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract, and it ...

Researchers have uncovered cancer-like genetic mutations in the affected cells of people with scleroderma, pointing the way to potential new ways to treat the debilitating and sometimes fatal skin and ...

Medical experts have urged Nigerians not to ignore persistent swollen hands or changes in finger colour, warning that these symptoms could be early signs of Scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease that ...

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There is new hope for patients with a rare autoimmune disorder. In mild cases, scleroderma causes areas of hardened skin. But in severe cases, it can also cause deadly hardening of internal organs ...

The actor, who died Sunday at age 65, was an "irreplaceable" part of the Scleroderma Research Foundation, says chairman Luke Evnin Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering ...