RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.289-298, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Objectives. SSc is an autoimmune disease characterized by alteration of the immune response, vasculopathy and fibrosis. Most genetic studies on SSc have been performed in European-ancestry populations. The aim of this study was to analyse the genetic component of SSc in Middle Eastern patients from Iran and Turkey through a genome-wide association study.