Graves' eye disease: Immune cell linked to inflammation and scarring identified
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 01:21
in Health & Medicine
A cell type that causes significant scarring in lung disease appears to have a similar effect in Graves' disease, 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.