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Study Identifies DNA Sequence that may Accelerate SLE
Genes May Give Clues to Severe Form of Lupus
U.S. News & World Report
18 (HealthDay News)
Researchers have identified a DNA sequence that appears to speed up the progression of lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissues.
January 31, 2012 No Comments
Study Finds Gardasil Does Not Trigger Lupus
A new study found no link between autoimmune diseases like lupus with the vaccine Gardasil used to protect girls and young women a common sexually transmitted disease in the United States that can lead to cervical cancer. Funded by Merck & Co., the study was conducted at cancer center Kaiser Permanente and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Internal Medicine.
January 29, 2012 No Comments
