2021.12.04

Damage Control

Instead of shutting down your body’s entire defense system to stop autoimmune disease, scientists are trying more targeted therapies

TWO SISTERS, Isabel Hernandez ( left ) and Magdelene Quintero, both suffer from lupus. Photograph by Angelika Kollin

TWO SISTERS, Isabel Hernandez ( left ) and Magdelene Quintero, both suffer from lupus. Photograph by Angelika Kollin

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