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AUTOIMMUNE AND RARE DISEASE

NIH scientists uncover genetic explanation for frustrating syndrome

ā€œThis work suggests that multiple alpha tryptase gene copies might underlie health issues that affect a substantial number of people,ā€ said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. ā€œIdentifying one genetic cause for high tryptase opens the door for us to develop strategies for...
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Immunorepertoire: New slant on personalized medicine

Han is comparing the immunorepertoires of healthy and sick people to see if diseases leave certain signatures, and has found that they do. People with ailments have a severely reduced immunorepertoire compared to healthy people – their complement of antibodies is much less...
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Agent Orange link to diabetes

Agent Orange was used widely in the Vietnam War A US Air Force report suggests a significant link between the defoliant Agent Orange, used widely in the Vietnam War, and diabetes in veterans, it is reported.Servicemen with high levels of dioxins – a chemical constituent of...
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