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Press Releases for 1998

April 22, 1998

Fetal Cells Found in Skin Lesions of Women with Scleroderma
Arthritis Prevalence Rising as Baby Boomers Grow Older Osteoarthritis Second Only to Chronic Heart Disease in Worksite Disability
New NIAMS-Funded "SCORs" Focus on Lupus
Osteoporosis Resource Center Receives Funding From NIAMS and Six Other Federal Partners
NIH-Funded Native American Study Finds Gene Site Associated With Scleroderma

Last Reviewed: 04/22/1998

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