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SNPwatch: Genetic Variant Associated with Multiple Sclerosis Risk May Also Be...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) afflicts the central nervous system, causing unpredictable and varying symptoms that differ from person to person. About one in 700 people in the United States is affected by...
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SNPwatch: Genetic Variations Associated with Autoimmune Form of Hair Loss,...
Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss many people are unfamiliar with, although the condition affects more than five million people in the United States. Unlike male (or, more rarely, female)...
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SNPwatch: New Associations Found for Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists know that there isn’t one cause for multiple sclerosis (MS), but understanding this complex autoimmune disease has vexed medical researchers for years. In the largest MS study to date,...
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SNPwatch: Researchers Investigate Shared Genetic Factors for Autoimmune Diseases
By Bethann Hromatka Autoimmune diseases are caused by an overactive immune system. In these diseases, white blood cells, which normally help your body fight infections, ramp up and attack your own...
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Is Autoimmunity a Result of Genetic Adaptation to Pathogens?
Pinworms–small worms that infect the intestines–are the most common worm infection in the United States. Although all people are over 99.9% genetically identical, the small amount of diversity that...
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Our Top 10 for 2011
We thought 2010 would be hard to top but we’re happy to say that 2011 has been even better. Scientists uncovered new insights into serious conditions like type 2 diabetes and autoimmune disorders as...
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New genetic variants found to influence risk of hypothyroidism
What do media mogul Oprah Winfrey, actress Mary-Louise Parker, and Olympic runner Carl Lewis have in common?Aside from their more than 15 minutes of fame, all three have been diagnosed with...
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The War Waged Within: Autoimmunity in Women
There are many wonderful things about being a woman, but our increased risk of autoimmune disease is not one of them. Autoimmune diseases are essentially civil wars within the body — the body’s immune...
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SNPwatch: Novel Genetic Factors for Crohn’s Disease Identified for Ashkenazi...
Crohn’s disease develops when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own gut cells. Although most people with European ancestry are pretty genetically similar, some sub-groups like Ashkenazi...
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Genetics, Microbes and Celiac Disease
Editor’s note: This post has been altered to reflect 23andMe’s new product offering. By Amick B. Like other autoimmune diseases, celiac disease has a strong genetic component, but new research shows...
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