News Finding: Pitt also noted that similar mechanisms might apply to other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Type 1 diabetes.
Paper Finding: We found that the risk variant was not associated with a significant increase in lesion load in patients (Supplementary Fig.
News Context: "This understanding increases the number of possible targets available for treatment moving forward." Pitt also noted that similar mechanisms might apply to other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Type 1 diabetes.
Paper Context: 9 ). We found that the risk variant was not associated with a significant increase in lesion load in patients (Supplementary Fig. 10 ).