The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.
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OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS
OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.
OMRF scientist receives grant to study rare autoimmune disorder
The National Eye Institute will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO.
New OMRF grant to investigate rare autoimmune disease
OMRF has received $646,000 to study the genetic origins of NMO.
OMRF scientist receives National MS Society grant
The grant is to study the interplay between two specific cell types that drive MS.
OMRF scientists find clues to MS-induced vision loss
For nearly 20 percent of MS patients, vision loss is the first symptom.