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Dr. John Klippel of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) examines and measures the extension of the fingers of a patient with lupus, a disease characterized by eruption of scarred lesions and inflamed joints. Researchers at the NIAMS elaborated the underlying immunologic mechanisms in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), developed more effective treatments, and dramatically improved survival.
c. 1987
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