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Lupus Affects the Brain Very Early in the Disease
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Title Lupus Affects the Brain Very Early in the Disease
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/585808?src=rss
Description Results of an MRI study suggest that the brain may be affected very early in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), "even before the clinical diagnosis of SLE is made," researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. Reuters Health Information
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Date Dec 25, 2008
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