Medical News Today - 'Pathogenic Connection' Between Cancer and Autoimmune Disorders

Linda Kusner, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, and Henry Kaminski, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology, were featured in Medical News Today for their recently published research in PLOS ONE, finding that autoimmune disorders share pathogenic mechanisms with cancer. Their research was also featured in Medical Xpress, Science Codex, Science Daily, Science Newsline, Drug Discovery & Development, News-Medical, and Public Health Watch.

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