5 people with lupus are in remission after CAR-T cell treatment
Altering immune cells could be a promising treatment for the autoimmune disease
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Traditional treatments for lupus do not work in all patients. Genetically engineering immune cells to destroy immune proteins (illustrated) that damage healthy tissue could put the disease in remission.
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