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Anti\u2010Scl\u201070\u2010positive patients demonstrated elevated CD8\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      effector T\u00a0cells, whereas anti\u2010centromere\u2010positive patients showed increased ThGM\u2010CSF cells in the skin.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight the potential role of distinct immune subsets for disease progression and tissue\u2010specific fibrosis in SSc.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ddg.15864","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T06:46:34Z","timestamp":1763707594000},"page":"482-492","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Immune cells composition in the skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with systemic sclerosis"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Marija","family":"Geroldinger\u2010Simi\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen  Linz Austria"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Johannes Kepler University  Linz Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana E. 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