title: Serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, a marker of skin thickness in systemic sclerosis?
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carlo-Stella
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belloli
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marasini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain