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Associations between BAFF and clinical markers of PH, assessed among the 18 SSc-PAH patients from the validation cohort. BAFF, B-cell-activating factor; DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FVC, forced vital capacity; Nt-pro-BNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; SSc, systemic sclerosis; TRV, tricuspid regurgitation velocity. Error bars display means and standard deviations. p-values are adjusted for age.
