To kick off Scleroderma Awareness Month, twenty-four athletes will swim, bike and run to spread awareness about scleroderma and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon on June 5, 2011.
What is scleroderma?
Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune rheumatic disease in which the body attacks its own connective tissue. It is often, but not necessarily, progressive and can range from very mild to life-threatening. Scleroderma is a disease which causes a...
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Dana Delany only played the part of a patient dying of scleroderma. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. ... Read more »
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