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By Mary Kugler, R.N., About.com Guide to Rare Diseases since 2000

Research technique can pinpoint autoimmune antibodies

Friday August 22, 2003
Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center have developed a technique to identify the pattern of antibody activation in autoimmune disorders in mice. This technique also provides information needed to predict how and whether a disease will progress. The scientists used mice which had the experimental equivalent of multiple sclerosis, and based on their research technique, identified the antibodies at work and then developed a specific treatment. They hope eventually to be able to develop DNA vaccines to fight autoimmune disorders in humans.

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