Peter Barland, M.D.

Dr. Barland reports no commercial conflict of interest.

Release Date: 06/03/1998
Termination Date: 06/03/2001

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• Discuss the major clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis arising from increased collagen production and from arterial vasculopathy
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• Discuss the scientific rationale for implicating latent human cytomegalovirus infection in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.

 

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