Research programme to develop immunological biomarkers for chronic inflammatory diseases (News-Medical-Net)

Persistent inflammation and the activation of the immune system is the key pathological mechanism affecting many long-term conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease and is the predominant mechanism underlying organ transplant rejection.
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This entry was posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am and is filed under Technology.