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October 30, 2012 8:47 AM
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Autoantibody aids identification of hyperexcitability disorders - News-Medical.net

Autoantibody aids identification of hyperexcitability disordersNews-Medical.netBy Sally Robertson, medwireNews Reporter.
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October 28, 2012 10:00 AM
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Symposier - Vasculitis in Autoimmunity: A Common Thread, Webinar featuring Dr. Noel R. Rose and Dr. Peter Mekel.

Symposier - Vasculitis in Autoimmunity: A Common Thread, Webinar featuring Dr. Noel R. Rose and Dr. Peter Mekel. | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: AARDATube — Webinar featuring Dr. Noel R. Rose, Director, Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, Johns Hopkins University and Dr.
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October 27, 2012 2:35 PM
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Pivotal Findings on Autoimmune Disease Shared at Lupus Research Institute ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Pivotal Findings on Autoimmune Disease Shared at Lupus Research Institute ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Pivotal Findings on Autoimmune Disease Shared at Lupus Research Institute ...The Herald | HeraldOnline.comDr.
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October 25, 2012 3:22 PM
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Health News - Antibody found in lupus may protect against certain ...

Health News - Antibody found in lupus may protect against certain ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Yale Cancer Center researchers report that an antibody associated with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus may actually offer a treatment for certain cancers. (Image by Patrick Lynch, Yale University) ...
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October 24, 2012 2:49 AM
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Symposier - Will Dendritic Cell Subsets Help Us Address the Challenges of Cancer, Autoimmunity & Viral Diseases?

Symposier - Will Dendritic Cell Subsets Help Us Address the Challenges of Cancer, Autoimmunity & Viral Diseases? | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: nihvcast — Air date: Monday, January 23, 2012, 3:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local Category: Wednesday Afternoon Lectures Description: Jacques Banchereau, PhD, is Head of both the...
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October 22, 2012 5:36 AM
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Bacterial Infections: Helicobacter pylori serology in autoimmune ...

Bacterial Infections: Helicobacter pylori serology in autoimmune ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
We tested various links between anti-H. pylori (anti-HP) antibodies and a wide profile of autoimmune diseases and autoantibodies. Methods: A total of 1290 patients diagnosed with 14 different autoimmune diseases from two ...
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October 19, 2012 3:18 PM
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Soluble IL-2Rα (sCD25) Exacerbates Autoimmunity and... [PLoS One. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

PubMed comprises more than 22 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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October 19, 2012 2:26 PM
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Autoimmunity thresholds - JEM News

Nature Immunology -- Enouz et al.generate a transgenic mouse that expresses a TCR that is at the threshold between thymic negative and positive selection by a tissue-restricted antigen (more)...
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October 18, 2012 11:43 AM
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Immune cell death protects against autoimmune disease | MS Research Australia

Immune cell death protects against autoimmune disease | MS Research Australia | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
In research published this week, Victorian researchers have shown that two proteins work together to prevent autoimmunity, identifying a mechani (Australian researchers have identified the two proteins that work together to prevent autoimmunity.)...
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October 17, 2012 2:57 AM
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WO2012139051A2 AUTOANTIBODY BIOMARKERS FOR IGA NEPHROPATHY

WO2012139051A2 AUTOANTIBODY BIOMARKERS FOR IGA NEPHROPATHY | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
WIPO patent: Aspects of the present invention include methods for diagnosing and monitoring IgAN in a subject.
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October 17, 2012 2:57 AM
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Vitamin D supplements may benefit lupus patients | Science Codex

Vitamin D supplements may benefit lupus patients | Science Codex | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
SLE is a T- and B-cell-dependent disease that causes an appearance of autoantibodies, causing the body to attack itself. Patients present with a depletion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) that normally protect against autoimmune ...
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October 16, 2012 10:06 AM
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PLOS ONE: Soluble IL-2Rα (sCD25) Exacerbates Autoimmunity and Enhances the Development of Th17 Responses in Mice

PLOS ONE: Soluble IL-2Rα (sCD25) Exacerbates Autoimmunity and Enhances the Development of Th17 Responses in Mice | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
PLOS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.
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October 14, 2012 3:39 AM
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Immunofluorescence antigen mapping for hereditary epidermolysis bullosa Rao R, Mellerio J, Bhogal BS, Groves R - Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

Immunofluorescence antigen mapping for hereditary epidermolysis bullosa Rao R, Mellerio J, Bhogal BS, Groves R - Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Open Access Peer-Reviewed Publication of IADVL (Immunofluorescence antigen mapping for hereditary epidermolysis bullosa: This article describes the technicaliti...)...
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October 28, 2012 10:01 AM
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Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity: Molecular Mechanisms in Health ...

Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity: Molecular Mechanisms in Health ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
This is the first book to address all aspects of the biology of autoantibodies in a single volume, including a discussion of immunology, experimental models, clinical aspects, and the use of autoantibodies as probes in ...
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October 27, 2012 2:35 PM
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Star Scientific Announces Successful First Look at the "Flint" CRP Human Study ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Star Scientific Announces Successful First Look at the "Flint" CRP Human Study ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Star Scientific Announces Successful First Look at the "Flint" CRP Human Study ...The Herald | HeraldOnline.comIn the initial animal study, mice receiving anatabine had lower incidence and severity of experimental autoimmune thyroiditis, lower...
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October 26, 2012 2:22 PM
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Proteasome Inhibitors: A New Perspective f... [Curr Drug Targets. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

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October 25, 2012 6:52 AM
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Inflammablog6!: Autoimmunity and Epitopes and Peptides, oh my!

Inflammablog6!: Autoimmunity and Epitopes and Peptides, oh my! | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Functionally, an MHC association with autoimmunity makes sense - self antigens presented on certain MHC that do not elicit a strong T cell:MHC interaction do not cause the elimination of the autoreactive T cells in the thymus ...
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October 23, 2012 2:00 PM
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Morris Reichlin Contributes Five Decades of Immunologic Advances in Rheumatology :: Article - The Rheumatologist

Morris Reichlin Contributes Five Decades of Immunologic Advances in Rheumatology :: Article - The Rheumatologist | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Dr. Reichlin in his laboratory Dr. Reichlin and his wife, Marianne, on a visit to Australia. Drs. Scofield and Reichlin perform on their trumpets at a holiday gathering. Dr. Reichlin left at a gathering of immunologists in Vienna.
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October 19, 2012 3:18 PM
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:: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc Informational Modules

:: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc Informational Modules | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Information about autoimmunity and autoimmune related diseases. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association.
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October 19, 2012 2:27 PM
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Distinguished Innovators Initiative Investigates Fundamental Causes of ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Distinguished Innovators Initiative Investigates Fundamental Causes of ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Distinguished Innovators Initiative Investigates Fundamental Causes of ...The Herald | HeraldOnline.comDistinguished Innovators Initiative Investigates Fundamental Causes of Autoimmunity in Lupus Bringing Broad Application for Other Diseases.
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October 18, 2012 3:02 PM
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Triggers, Drivers and Modifying Factors in Type 1 Diabetes | Health ...

Triggers, Drivers and Modifying Factors in Type 1 Diabetes | Health ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
When studying families with more than one child experiencing seroconversion to autoantibody positivity, we have noticed that the autoantibodies rarely appear simultaneously in seroconverting siblings (28).
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October 18, 2012 7:33 AM
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Neutrophil extracellular traps mediate transfer of cytoplasmic neutrophil antigens to myeloid dendritic cells toward ANCA induction and associated autoimmunity

Free #BloodJournal: Neutrophil extracellular traps trigger adaptive immune response relevant for autoimmunity http://t.co/5bo8FbWj...
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October 17, 2012 2:57 AM
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Multiple Sclerosis Research: Autoimmune hepatitis, daclizumab and ...

Multiple Sclerosis Research: Autoimmune hepatitis, daclizumab and ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Autoimmune hepatitis is just such an adverse event. I have personally seen two cases that occurred in MSers on interferon beta. In both cases they were considered by the hepatologist to be unrelated to the treatment.
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October 16, 2012 10:06 AM
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Bacteria as an Environmental Trigger of Type 1 Diabetes | Health-e ...

Bacteria as an Environmental Trigger of Type 1 Diabetes | Health-e ... | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
A small U.S.-Finnish study including four DIPP children who eventually progressed to clinical T1D and four matched autoantibody-negative controls studied the intestinal microbiome in stool samples obtained before and at ...
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October 15, 2012 7:36 AM
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Rare B cells regulate immune responses; May offer novel treatment for

Rare B cells regulate immune responses; May offer novel treatment for | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Reproducing a rare type of B cell in the laboratory and infusing it back into the body may provide an effective treatment for severe autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, according to ...
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