Researchers identify an immune cell linked to inflammation and scarring in Graves' eye disease
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 15:07
in Health & Medicine
A cell type that causes significant scarring in lung disease appears to have a similar effect in Graves' disease, University of Michigan Health System researchers have found. The cells, called fibrocytes, are present at a higher than normal frequency in patients with Graves' disease, according to a new study, the first to associate fibrocytes with this autoimmune disease.