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December 14, 2013 3:09 AM
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MD Anderson researcher Jim Allison wins Breakthrough Prize for his innovative ... - Phys.Org

MD Anderson researcher Jim Allison wins Breakthrough Prize for his innovative ... - Phys.Org | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
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These immune checkpoints usually protect normal tissues from autoimmunity and aren't effective on abnormal cells.
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December 12, 2013 4:11 AM
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A novel autoantibody against moesin in the serum of patients with ...

A novel autoantibody against moesin in the serum of patients with ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Background Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) directed against myeloperoxidase (MPO), a diagnostic criterion in MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis (MPO-AAV), does not always correlate with disease activity.
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December 11, 2013 10:43 AM
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Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis is a Trigger of... [Ann Neurol. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
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December 10, 2013 2:01 PM
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Type 1 diabetes in under 10s raises risk for siblings - Diabetes.co.uk

Type 1 diabetes in under 10s raises risk for siblings - Diabetes.co.uk | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Type 1 diabetes in under 10s raises risk for siblings Diabetes.co.uk However, when the researchers reviewed siblings of children who had been diagnosed before they were 10 years old, 23% of siblings developed type 1 diabetes and another 29% of the...
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December 7, 2013 3:30 AM
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Anti-β2GPI antibodies stimulate endothelial cell microparticle ...

Anti-β2GPI antibodies stimulate endothelial cell microparticle ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
One mechanism by which circulating antiphospholipid/anti-β2GPI antibodies may promote thrombosis is by inducing the release of procoagulant microparticles from endothelial cells. However, there is no information available ...
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December 6, 2013 1:32 PM
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Are autoantibodies the cause, or result, of autoimmune disease?

At the 'Autoimmunity Congress Asia' in Hong Kong on 22 Nov 2013, Professor Trevor Marshall introduced new molecular knowledge about human antibodies, and human autoantibodies, which points...
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obviously, some are cause other consequences and biomarkers

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December 6, 2013 8:02 AM
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Diabetes: More Than Type 1 and Type 2 - MedPage Today

Diabetes: More Than Type 1 and Type 2 - MedPage Today | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Diabetes: More Than Type 1 and Type 2 MedPage Today Diabetes is a disorder of chronic hyperglycemia, and has traditionally been classified as type 1, characterized by autoimmune destruction of insulin-secreting beta cells; or type 2, typified by...
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December 5, 2013 2:44 PM
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Epitopes of Microbial and Human Heat Shock Protein 60 and Their Recognition ... - ProHealth

Epitopes of Microbial and Human Heat Shock Protein 60 and Their Recognition ... - ProHealth | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Epitopes of Microbial and Human Heat Shock Protein 60 and Their Recognition ...
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myalgic encephalomyelitis

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December 5, 2013 2:40 PM
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Receptos to Initiate Phase 3 Trial of RPC1063 in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - Wall Street Journal

Receptos to Initiate Phase 3 Trial of RPC1063 in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - Wall Street Journal | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Receptos to Initiate Phase 3 Trial of RPC1063 in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Wall Street Journal RPC1063 is a novel, oral, once daily, selective and potent sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 receptor (S1P1R) modulator in development for autoimmune...
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December 2, 2013 3:27 PM
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Identification of anticitrullinated protein antibody reactivities in a subset of anti-CCP-negative rheumatoid arthritis: association with cigarette smoking and HLA-DRB1 ‘shared epitope’ alleles -- ...

Open Access: Identification of anticitrullinated protein antibody reactivities in a subset of anti-CCP-negativ... http://t.co/9e7JLD09tx
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December 2, 2013 1:48 PM
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Specific Plasma Autoantibody Reactivity in Myelodysplastic Syndromes : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group

Specific Plasma Autoantibody Reactivity in Myelodysplastic Syndromes : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Increased autoantibody reactivity in plasma from Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) patients may provide novel disease signatures, and possible early detection.
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December 1, 2013 3:16 AM
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Autoimmunity, Inflammation and Psychosis: A ... [Biol Psychiatry. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

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November 29, 2013 3:50 AM
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Aluminum in the central nervous system (CNS): to... [Immunol Res. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

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December 13, 2013 11:20 AM
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Arthritis Research & Therapy | Abstract | Progranulin antibodies ...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a distinctive inflammatory arthritis that is a distinctive inflammatory arthritis, that may typically develop in a subgroup of individuals suffering from of individuals suffering from psoriasis.
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December 12, 2013 4:10 AM
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Arthritis Research & Therapy | Abstract | Circulating levels of soluble ...

Circulating levels of soluble MER in lupus reflect M2c activation of monocytes/macrophages, autoantibody specificities and disease activity. Gaetano Zizzo, Justus Guerrieri, Lindsay M Dittman, Joan T Merrill and Philip L ...
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December 10, 2013 2:15 PM
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Protein microarray analysis reveals BAFF-binding autoantibodies in ...

Protein microarray analysis reveals BAFF-binding autoantibodies in ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Autoantibodies against cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors inhibit normal immunity and are implicated in inflammatory autoimmune disease and diseases of immune deficiency. In an effort to evaluate serum from ...
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anti-BAFF original paper

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December 8, 2013 4:03 AM
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Gut Microbes, Sex Hormones and Autoimmunity Protection | The ...

Gut Microbes, Sex Hormones and Autoimmunity Protection | The ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
New study that identifies a possible causative link between gut microbiota and sex hormone production that may drive protection from autoimmunity.
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Science paper

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December 7, 2013 3:24 AM
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Shire Reports Mixed Phase III Results for Dry Eye Candidate - Genetic Engineering News

Shire Reports Mixed Phase III Results for Dry Eye Candidate - Genetic Engineering News | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Drug Discovery & Development Shire Reports Mixed Phase III Results for Dry Eye Candidate Genetic Engineering News Lifitegrast is a small-molecule integrin antagonist, designed to work by reducing inflammation through binding inhibition of two...
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focusing on immunologicla synapse in Sjögren's syndrom

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December 6, 2013 10:45 AM
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Researchers Develop Specific Tests to Identify Cancer Biomarkers in Dermatomyositis | American College of Rheumatology | ACR

American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (RT @ACRheum: Researchers Develop Specific Tests to Identify Cancer Biomarkers in Dermatomyositis http://t.co/qmxDVG5PIl #rheumatology)...
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the assays detect antibodies against anti-transcriptional intermediary factor-1 (TIF-1g) and nuclear matrix protein NXP-2.

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December 5, 2013 3:05 PM
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Arthritis Research & Therapy | Abstract | Contact activation products ...

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have persistent platelet activation and an increased risk of thrombotic events, which cannot be accounted for by traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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December 5, 2013 2:43 PM
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Multiple Sclerosis Research: T cell growth linked to autoimmunities ...

Multiple Sclerosis Research: T cell growth linked to autoimmunities ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
People with multiple sclerosis treated with the lymphocyte-depleting monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab offer a unique opportunity to study this phenomenon; one in three people develops clinical autoimmunity, and one in ...
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December 5, 2013 2:37 PM
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Major pathogenic steps in human lupus can be effectively suppressed by nucleosomal histone peptide epitope-induced regulatory immunity (Syamal K. Datta) - Clinical Immunology - Elsevier

Major pathogenic steps in human lupus can be effectively suppressed by nucleosomal histone peptide epitope-induced regulatory immunity (Syamal K. Datta) - Clinical Immunology - Elsevier | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Li Zhang, Anne M. Bertucci, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Elizabeth Randall Harsha-Strong, Richard K. Burt, Syamal K. Datta
Clinical Immunology,...
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December 2, 2013 1:49 PM
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Abstract | Antenatal and postnatal combined therapy for autoantibody-related congenital atrioventricular block

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Abstract | Antenatal and postnatal combined therapy for autoantibody-related congenital atrioventricular block | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Autoantibody-related congenital heart block (CHB) is an autoimmune condition in which trans placental passage of maternal autoantibodies cause damage to the developing heart conduction system of the foetus.
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December 1, 2013 2:26 PM
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Anti-JC virus (JCV) antibody prevalence in the JCV Epidemiology in MS (JEMS) trial - Bozic - 2013 - European Journal of Neurology - Wiley Online Library

Anti-JC virus (JCV) antibody prevalence in the JCV Epidemiology in MS (JEMS) trial - Bozic - 2013 - European Journal of Neurology - Wiley Online Library | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
RT @DrJesusPorta: Anti-JC virus (JCV) antibody prevalence in the JCV Epidemiology in MS (JEMS) trial - Bozic -... http://t.co/xpBG0qgHZh
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November 29, 2013 3:50 AM
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Inhibition of thrombotic properties of persistent autoimmune anti ...

Inhibition of thrombotic properties of persistent autoimmune anti ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder with increased risk for thrombosis and pregnancy losses. B2GPI is the major antigen for clinically relevant antibodies in APS. We engineered a molecule, A1-A1, ...
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