A team of scientists from different parts of the world came together to investigate the cause of an unusually severe case of lupus in a seven-year-old Spanish girl. Whole genome sequencing uncovered a single genetic glitch – a point mutation in the TLR7 gene – as the putative cause of ...
I made the decision a few months ago to begin another lifestyle reboot. I am a work in progress which means I am always working to make progress. In the beginning of my challenge, I couldn’t sleep 8 hours at night or walk more than a mile without pain. Bed rest and exercise weren...
Despite the progress in investigation techniques, still little is known about the mechanism behind the observed sex-related differences. In this review, we summarized current knowledge on the sex-dependent differences of the intestinal commensals and discuss the probable direct impact of sex hormones ...
Although great progress has been made in ITP management during the last decade, there are still unmet needs with regard to the short- and long-term efficacy in many relapsed or refractory cases. A multicenter retrospective cohort study indicated that patients who failed splenectomy, rituximab, romip...
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Moreover, the higher levels of inflammation seen in people who progress to active disease and have a poor prognosis would explain the high levels of MRSV seen in such patients. In this case, the presence of MRSV in the CNS seen in such patients could well act as a biomarker for disease...
It does not provide immunity against cancer. It reacts against transplants. B–lymphocytes T–lymphocytes 1. B-cells form a humoral or antibody-mediated immune system. 1. T-cells form a cell-mediated immune system. 2. They are processed in the bone marrow and, hence, are called B–cells...
But life happened, and I was forced to stop the progress. Then, over the course of three months, my mother, who has both lupus and a rare Stage 4 cancer, was hospitalized, my fiancé was shot, and my grandparents were in a severe head-on collision. Neither grandparent made it out of...
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Morning stiffness that lasts at least 30 minutes Fatigue Loss of appetite There isn’t a single test that gives doctors a clear answer. And in the early stages, RA can resemble other diseases like: Lupus Sjogren’s syndrome Psoriatic arthritis ...