To confirm that PTP4A1 is overexpressed in affected SSc skin DFs, we performed immunofluorescence (IF) assessment of PTP4A1 and PTP4A2 expression in dermal αSMA-positive myofibroblasts, comparing biopsies from patients with early or late dcSSc and limited SSc with biopsies from healthy controls. Here, PTP4A1 is linked to systemic sclerosis.