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Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Biologists Track Down Central Cause Of Lupus "Martin Weigert and colleagues have discovered a point at which the immune system's procedure for making disease-fighting antibodies breaks down and allows antibodies to attack the body's own DNA, which is the hallmark of lupus. Although the processes involved are complex and remain partly unexplained, the failure comes down to a relatively simple mechanism that may be an attractive target for drug developers, said Weigert. He already is developing molecules that would block the disease in mice and could be the starting-point for a drug for humans." [Science Daily] 11:57:44 PM    comment   trackback []

As lightning from heaven Matt Rossi marks two years of Once I noticed I was on fire, I decided to relax and enjoy the fall. Words fail me. One of my very favorites. I hope we can get together in August at the BlogCon2002 thing. [blivet] 11:51:46 PM    comment   trackback []