Furthermore, in SSc-MSC, TGF-β induced a significant decrease of CD248 mRNA expression levels when compared with UT SSc-MSC [CD248 mRNA levels in TGF-β SSc-MSC 0.74 (0.54–0.94) vs UT SSc-MSC 1.32 (1.25–1.50); p < 0.0001]. Here, CD248 is linked to systemic sclerosis.