ACR	American College of Rheumatology
dcSSc	diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
DEG	differentially expressed gene
DEM	differentially expressed miRNA
DLCO	diffusion capacity testing
DNB	DNA NanoBall
ECM	extracellular matrix
EULAR	European League Against Rheumatism
FC	fold change
FVC	forced vital capacity
GO	gene ontology
ILD	interstitial lung disease
KEGG	Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
lcSSc	limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
miRNA	micro-RNA
NR	non-responsive
PAH	pulmonary arterial hypertension
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PCA	Principal Component Analysis
R	responsive
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
SSc	systemic sclerosis
ssDNA	single-stranded DNA