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Autoimmune Disease: Rasmussen''s Encephalitis

A team of researchers from UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al (UdeM) and the CHU Sainte-Justine and UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al Hospital (CHUM) research centers has recently proven that chronic focal encephalitis or Rasmussen''s encephalitis is an autoimmune disease (a disease where the immune system attacks the body). The study was conducted on NSGâ„¢ mice, a type of humanized mice; this discovery may soon help treat children with Rasmussen''s encephalitis.

Autoimmune Disease: Rasmussen''s Encephalitis

Autoimmune Disease: Rasmussen''s Encephalitis

Rasmussen''s encephalitis has recently been proved to be an autoimmune disorder by researchers who worked on humanized mice to study the disease.

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