Lower relative levels of antibodies commonly found in immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and the absence of symptoms affecting the eyes and tear glands may help predict better response to off-label treatment with rituximab, according to a study in the U.S. Data also showed that while IgG4-RD appears to affect…
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Southern California spent the summer behaving like it had a personal vendetta against my autonomic nervous system. I don’t know what kind of identity crisis the atmosphere has been going through — El Niño, La Niña, or La Dramática. But the heat, humidity, and daily barometric pressure swings have turned…
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When starting treatment for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), having measurements of certain immune cell levels may help doctors predict the risk of future disease flares in those with the rare condition, a new study from Japan suggests. The researchers found that high blood levels of two types of immune cells…
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