News tagged with scleroderma
Scleroderma dramatically under-diagnosed with commercial screening method
New research from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) suggests that up to 40 percent of scleroderma patients will not be correctly diagnosed with the disorder using a new automated commercial screening test. The findings ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Study Suggests Link Between Scleroderma, Cancer in Certain Patients
Patients with a certain type of scleroderma may get cancer and scleroderma simultaneously, Johns Hopkins researchers have found, suggesting that in some diseases, autoimmunity and cancer may be linked.
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Study reveals new genetic link to scleroderma
An international research consortium including scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has identified a new genetic link to the systemic form of scleroderma. Researchers believe ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Geneticists hunt for scleroderma triggers
At its most benign, the autoimmune disease scleroderma can discolor parts of the skin of its sufferers. At its most pernicious, it can thicken and harden their skin, their blood vessels, and their internal organs before, ...
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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