title: Assessment of elevated pentraxin 3 levels in systemic sclerosis: comment on the article by Shirai et al.
authors.affiliation: Agri Military Hospital, Agri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agilli
authors.forename: Safak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekinci
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000378:metabolism*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D002097:C-Reactive Protein