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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The cause of scleroderma has not been identified. There is a possibility of an underlying immunologic abnormality. To review risk factors for the development of scleroderma [[Scleroderma risk factors|click here.]] | The cause of scleroderma has not been identified. There is a possibility of an underlying [[Immunological|immunologic]] abnormality. To review risk factors for the development of scleroderma [[Scleroderma risk factors|click here.]] | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
The cause of scleroderma remains unknown. Although there is thought to be an underlying immunologic abnormality since there are certain characteristic autoantibodies present:<ref name="pmid18560030">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adnan ZA |title=Diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma |journal=Acta Med Indones |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=109–12 |date=April 2008 |pmid=18560030 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The cause of scleroderma remains unknown. Although there is thought to be an underlying [[Immunological|immunologic]] abnormality since there are certain characteristic [[autoantibodies]] present:<ref name="pmid18560030">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adnan ZA |title=Diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma |journal=Acta Med Indones |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=109–12 |date=April 2008 |pmid=18560030 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Antinuclear antibody (ANA) | *[[Antinuclear antibody|Antinuclear antibody (ANA)]] | ||
* | *[[Anti-centromere antibodies|Anti-centromere antibody]] | ||
*Anti-scl-70 antibody | *Anti-scl-70 [[antibody]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The cause of scleroderma has not been identified. There is a possibility of an underlying immunologic abnormality. To review risk factors for the development of scleroderma click here.
Causes
The cause of scleroderma remains unknown. Although there is thought to be an underlying immunologic abnormality since there are certain characteristic autoantibodies present:[1]