This analysis revealed either poor expression or very modest increases in MMP9, CCL5, CXCL9, IL32, CD74, COL4A4, COL8A1, and COL11A1 in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts, unlike their observed expression pattern in NL lesional CCL5hi fibroblasts. Here, CXCL9 is linked to systemic sclerosis.