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However, contradictory results have been reported on miRNA expression in SSc. We performed a meta\u2010analysis to identify the consistently differentially expressed miRNAs in SSc across studies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a systematic search in PubMed using the terms \u201cmicroRNAs OR Circulating MicroRNA OR miRNAs\u201d AND \u201csystemic sclerosis OR systemic scleroderma\u201d to identify full\u2010text English publications until 1 August, 2019. 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