Duke Expert: Scleroderma

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Added: October 22, 2009 | Time 02:34 | Views: 86

Scleroderma is an auto-immune disease that causes hardening of the skin. The body attacks it's own tissues, either localized or internal - which attacks and hardens organs. Stem cell implant treatments have proven successful, and help immune system to function. There is hope.

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Tags: auto-immune disease, Duke Medicine, scleroderma, stem cell implant, treatment

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