Racial disparities noted in immune system genes
...utoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis and scleroderma again, all more common among African Americans. Specifically, scientists compared genetic data on 179 African-American and 396 white women who sought prenatal care and delivered uncomplicated, single, first births at Magee-Womens Hospital of the Uni...First different black/white mechanism in pulmonary fibrosis/scleroderma identified
...od and epithelial lining fluid of African-American scleroderma patients than in Caucasians. And the latest study ... severity and worse prognosis for African-American scleroderma patients." Until now the only therapy for this very difficult group of diseases was palliative: oxyg...