Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a typical autoimmune rheumatic disease. This multifactorial condition results from a combination of multiple genetic and acquired factors. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA), which is responsible ...
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A clinical study led by Linköping University, Sweden, and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes can preserve the body's own production of insulin. ...
May 24, 2021
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Are there differences in immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between populations from different geographic regions? Part of the answer to this question is to be found in the genomes of these groups of people, specifically ...
Jun 10, 2020
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The largest study of genetic variation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension has associated two important genes with the disease.
Dec 6, 2018
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Six novel chromosomal regions identified by scientists leading a large, prospective study of children at risk for type 1 diabetes will enable the discovery of more genes that cause the disease and more targets for treating ...
Jan 17, 2018
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DPP-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i) is widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, but increased cases of bullous pemphigoid (BP) have been reported among patients taking the medicine. BP is the most common autoimmune blistering disorder, ...
Dec 6, 2017
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A specific genetic alteration that could allow cancer cells to escape the immune system was detected in 40 percent of non–small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) analyzed, according to data presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International ...
Oct 27, 2017
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For years, medicine has relied on self-reported race/ethnicity as the basis of an array of decisions, from risk for disease to matching organ donors. Now, a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco has found that when ...
Aug 24, 2015
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A child's genetic makeup may contribute to his or her mother's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, possibly explaining why women are at higher risk of developing the disease than men. This research will be presented Tuesday, October ...
Oct 19, 2014
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A new test for genetic matching in bone marrow transplantation developed by a West Australian specialist is showing dramatic improvements in transplant survival rates according to a Brazilian study.
Jun 5, 2014
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