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August 8, 2014 3:17 AM
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Associations between TNF-α-308A/G Polymorphism and Susceptibility with Dermatomyositis: A Meta-Analysis

Associations between TNF-α-308A/G Polymorphism and Susceptibility with Dermatomyositis: A Meta-Analysis | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
by Si Chen, Qian Wang, Ziyan Wu, Qingjun Wu, Ping Li, Yuan Li, Jing Li, Chuiwen Deng, Chanyuan Wu, Lei Gao, Fengchun Zhang, Yongzhe Li Background Some surveys had inspected the effects of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-308A/G polymorphism on...
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August 1, 2014 4:53 AM
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Long-Term Outcome of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease Treated with Immunoadsorption

Long-Term Outcome of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease Treated with Immunoadsorption | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
by Peter Biesenbach, Renate Kain, Kurt Derfler, Thomas Perkmann, Afschin Soleiman, Alexandra Benharkou, Wilfred Druml, Andrew Rees, Marcus D.
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To examine the long-term effect of high-frequency IAS combined with standard immunosuppression on patient and renal survival in patients with anti-GBM-disease and to quantify antibody removal and kinetics through IAS.

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July 29, 2014 12:53 PM
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Asbestos Revisited: A New Autoimmune Disease?

Asbestos Revisited: A New Autoimmune Disease? | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
In the small town of Libby in northwestern Montana, prospectors in 1916 discovered an unusual mineral known as vermiculite that appeared to be resistant to fire after initial exposure to high heat. Bu (Asbestos Revisited: A New Autoimmune Disease?
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July 25, 2014 6:51 AM
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Network of experts join forces to fight rare disease - Youris.com

Network of experts join forces to fight rare disease - Youris.com | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
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Network of experts join forces to fight rare disease
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Let alone to recruit enough patients into clinical trials. To side step this problem, the EU funded project FIGHT-MG ...
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again FIGHT-MG in european news

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July 23, 2014 1:11 PM
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How rare models suggest new treatment strategies - Medical Xpress

How rare models suggest new treatment strategies - Medical Xpress | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
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How rare models suggest new treatment strategies
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I think that the first clinical trial could be done in less than 3 years.
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myasthenia

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July 22, 2014 3:16 PM
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Encephalopathy, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus]

Encephalopathy, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus] | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
A new encephalopathy autoimmune evaluation is now available.
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July 22, 2014 3:12 PM
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Dendritic Cells and Anergic Type I NKT Cells Play a Crucial Role in Sulfatide-Mediated Immune Regulation in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis [AUTOIMMUNITY]

CD1d-restricted NKT cells can be divided into two groups: type I NKT cells use a semi-invariant TCR, whereas type II express a relatively diverse set of TCRs.
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July 22, 2014 2:30 PM
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Obstacles to Care in Patients with Autoimmune Disease - Doctor Tipster

Obstacles to Care in Patients with Autoimmune Disease - Doctor Tipster | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Obstacles to Care in Patients with Autoimmune Disease
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The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) reports that there are as many as 80 to 100 types of autoimmune diseases.
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July 22, 2014 3:26 AM
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A Rapid Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Detection of Tyrosine Phosphatase-Like Protein IA-2 Autoantibodies in Human Serum

A Rapid Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Detection of Tyrosine Phosphatase-Like Protein IA-2 Autoantibodies in Human Serum | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
by Ingrid Kikkas, Roberto Mallone, Etienne Larger, Hervé Volland, Nathalie Morel
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from the destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells and is strongly associated with the presence of islet autoantibodies.
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In the current study, they describe the development of a novel LFIA for detection of IA-2As.... this could be the first LFIA format described, detecting T1D-associated autoantibodies in human serum samples.

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July 21, 2014 2:24 PM
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XTL Bio's hCDR1 Compound Highlighted in Article Reviewing Potential ... - MarketWatch

XTL Bio's hCDR1 Compound Highlighted in Article Reviewing Potential ... - MarketWatch | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
XTL Bio's hCDR1 Compound Highlighted in Article Reviewing Potential ...
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July 21, 2014 1:58 PM
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Access : Genome-wide association study of hepatitis C virus- and cryoglobulin-related vasculitis : Genes and Immunity

Genes and Immunity is a journal dedicated to functional genetics of the immune response. Emphasizing studies that demonstrate genetic, genomic or functional variation in the immune system, Genes and Immunity assists our understanding of how the basic control over the immune system varies between individuals both in health and disease.
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A genome-wide significant association with cryoglobulin-related vasculitis was identified with SNPs near NOTCH4 and MHC Class II genes. The two regions are correlated and it is difficult to disentangle which gene is responsible for the association with mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis in this extended major histocompatibility complex region.

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July 21, 2014 5:37 AM
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Glycyrol Suppresses Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Regulating Autoimmune and Inflammatory Responses

by Yanxia Fu, Hailing Zhou, Shuangyan Wang, Qun Wei
Glycyrol is a natural compound extracted from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, first reported by us to be a new immunosuppressant.
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July 21, 2014 4:05 AM
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Epilepsy, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus] | Mayo Medical ...

Epilepsy, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus] | Mayo Medical ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
As you consider autoimmune epilepsy in the differential diagnosis, the following may be clues leading to an autoimmune cause and use of the autoantibody profiles. Subacute onset of cognitive or other neuropsychiatric ...
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August 3, 2014 4:11 AM
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JNI | Abstract | Aquaporin-4 antibody testing: direct comparison of ...

Aquaporin-4 antibody testing: direct comparison of M1-AQP4-DNA-transfected cells with leaky scanning versus M23-AQP4-DNA-transfected cells as antigenic substrate. Sven Jarius, Friedemann Paul, Kai Fechner, Klemens ...
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July 31, 2014 2:59 PM
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Study linking narcolepsy to autoimmunity retracted - Science News

Study linking narcolepsy to autoimmunity retracted - Science News | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
National Geographic Study linking narcolepsy to autoimmunity retracted Science News But in subsequent experiments, the scientists have been unable to replicate their main result: a stronger autoimmune reaction in T cells from people with narcolepsy...
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July 28, 2014 8:25 AM
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Autoimmunity 2016 - Promo

The 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity is the only meeting where you can learn about more than 80 autoimmune diseases from a variety of perspectives, both research-based and clinical....
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July 24, 2014 4:20 AM
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Fight MG

FIGHT-MG is a European consortium aiming to shed light on the course of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) disease, but also on the etiological and pathological mechanisms of MG.
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Myasthenia Gravis is a rare and heterogeneous neuromuscular disease affecting the neuromuscular junction and leading to abnormal fatigability of various skeletal muscles. The molecular events causing and maintaining MG are still unknown and current treatments do not lead to remission and entail considerable side-effects stressing the need for improved therapies.

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July 23, 2014 8:37 AM
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cASCading specks - Nature.com

cASCading specks
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Latz and colleagues identify antibodies to ASC in patients with autoimmune diseases as well as in a mouse model of lupus2.
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Inflammasome-driven inflammation extends into the extracellular space and to neighboring cells through the passive release of specks consisting of the adaptor ASC

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July 22, 2014 3:13 PM
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Increased IFN-{alpha}-Producing Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) in Human Th1-Mediated Type 1 Diabetes: pDCs Augment Th1 Responses through IFN-{alpha} Production [AUTOIMMUNITY]

Increasing evidence suggests that type 1 IFN (IFN-αβ) is associated with pathogenesis of Th1-mediated type 1 diabetes (T1D). A major source of IFN-αβ is plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs).
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July 22, 2014 3:12 PM
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Proteasome Inhibition with Bortezomib Depletes Plasma Cells and Specific Autoantibody Production in Primary Thymic Cell Cultures from Early-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients [CLINICAL AND HUMAN IMMU...

Bortezomib is a potent inhibitor of proteasomes currently used to eliminate malignant plasma cells in multiple myeloma patients.
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July 22, 2014 2:30 PM
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AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS GmbH & Co.KG, Based in Wendelsheim, Germany, is a ... - Newswise (press release)

AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS GmbH & Co.KG, Based in Wendelsheim, Germany, is a ... - Newswise (press release) | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS GmbH & Co.KG, Based in Wendelsheim, Germany, is a ...
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July 21, 2014 2:41 PM
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AARDA - Meet Your Body's Immune System

AARDA - Meet Your Body's Immune System | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Teacher friends, help spread the word about autoimmune diseases and educate your students about their immune systems with free, Common Core-aligned reading passages plus free activities and student project ideas from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. Check it out.
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for teachers and laypeople

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July 21, 2014 2:01 PM
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Trends in Autoantibody Testing - Mark H. Wener, MD

Dr. Mark Wener from the University of Washington discusses recent trends in autoantibody testing, which includes testing for such conditions as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune...
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July 21, 2014 1:56 PM
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Regulating immune regulators

Regulating immune regulators | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Understanding how to control the generation of regulatory T cells could have important implications for treating autoimmunity and cancer.
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July 21, 2014 4:06 AM
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Dementia, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus] | Mayo Medical ...

Dementia, Autoimmune Evaluation [A Test in Focus] | Mayo Medical ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
As you consider autoimmune dementia in the differential diagnosis, the following may be clues leading to an autoimmune cause and use of the autoantibody profiles. Subacute onset of cognitive or other neuropsychiatric ...
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