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Press Releases for 1997

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February 19, 1997
  • Researchers Locate Lupus Gene on Chromosome 1
  • High Bone Mass Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
  • NIAMS Awards Contracts for Gene Therapy Research on Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
  • Nationwide Hunt for Rheumatoid Arthritis Genes Launched: National Institutes of Health and Arthritis Foundation Announce Research Partnership
  • Mutant Mice Shed New Light on Cause of Aortic Aneurysms in Marfan Syndrome Sufferers
  • NIAMS Awards Grant for First Specialized Center of Research in Scleroderma
  • NIH Leads International Group that Identifies Gene for Familial Mediterranean Fever Mutations Date Back to Biblical Times
Last Reviewed: 02/19/1997
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