Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or autoantibodies bind to thyroid cell membranes causing cell lysis and inflammatory reactions. Alterations in thyroid gland function ...

Objective: To determine whether anti-Ro52 is an independent serum marker in connective tissue disease. Methods: Over a two year period, 1727 consecutive antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive serum ...

Then, in 2020, Rudolph learned she had a positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) — a major sign of an autoimmune disease. The news felt validating, but her journey was far from over. Diagnosis may ...

Anifrolumab can substantially lower the risk for long-term organ damage progression in patients with moderate to severe ...

By Chris Gardner Fresh from an appearance on the big stage promoting her starring turn in Ballerina during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday, Ana de Armas found her way to a new ...

we retrospectively identified all patients with anti-PCNA antibodies at the University Hospitals Leuven over a 10-year period (January 1998–December 2007). Patient sera submitted for antinuclear ...

Harmful infectious organisms are identified as invaders due to their antigens (distinct molecules on their surface). Each antibody produced by your immune system binds to a specific antigen and then ...

Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus who used hydroxychloroquine had a significantly reduced risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus.

A new Drosophila collection of Parkinsonism models reveals early synaptic cholinergic projection neuron dysfunction, linking synaptic failure to later dopaminergic decline, highlighting a role for ...

'Brutal attack on America's freedoms': Yale professor shares why he's leaving U.S.

Key points A 40-year-old man was referred to our internal medicine clinic for assessment of a 3-month history of unintentional weight loss and daily night sweats with subjective fevers. He had been ...