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Targeting the Genetic Roots of Autoimmunity

John Ray, PhD, focuses on how genetic variants turn the body’s immune system against itself.
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Taking on Multiple Sclerosis

Despite the pandemic, Dr. Bettelli's team has kept research moving forward.
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Using Virtual Reality to See Inside Cells

Could virtual reality headsets let scientists step inside cells and view them in greater detail than ever before? 
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Why Down Syndrome Holds Key Clues about Autoimmunity

Almost half of Down Syndrome patients have autoimmune diseases – but no one knows why. That’s why Dr. Rebecca Partridge and BRI’s Dr. Bernard Khor are leading one of the first studies that investigates autoimmunity in people with DS.
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Pinpointing the Connection Between Cancer and Autoimmune Disease

Scientists at BRI are exploring the links between cancer and autoimmunity–and BRI is building an infrastructure to help them make progress against both types of disease.
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Big Data Fuels Autoimmune Disease Discoveries

As gene sequencing becomes integral to BRI’s research, the bioinformatics team is being confronted by more and more data, and more opportunities to fuel discoveries.
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About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.
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Clinical research studies are a key tool for advancing medical knowledge and patient care, and may improve how disease is diagnosed, treated and prevented.

Driving Clinical Research

Virginia Mason is currently home to more than 100 clinical studies that give patients in nearly every clinical department

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