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Conclusions:We revisited the association of the MIF rs755622*C allele with SSc and described a phenotype-specific association of this variant with the susceptibility to develop PAH in dSSc patients.
KEY WORDSSystemic sclerosis, MIF, rs755622, Pulmonary arterial hypertension.