Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by chronic inflammation of the joints. Its development is stimulated by genetic and environmental risk factors. It is not very long ago that the relevant autoantigens in RA were identified. So-called citrullinated proteins (they contain the amino acid citrulline) are one of possibly several target antigens of […]
“Rheumatism” is the term commonly used for the violent and dragging pains in joints, muscles and bones which can make everyday life a misery. Actually, this term describes a large number of individual diseases which are referred to by medical experts as “diseases of the rheumatic form”. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most
The technological progress constantly pushes the development of intelligent innovations in the field of modern laboratory diagnostics. Today, neither ELISA nor immunoblots or immunofluorescence assays (IFA) need to be incubated manually. Automatic devices take over these tasks in laboratories throughout the world, significantly increasing the processing efficiency. The EUROPattern system, which includes a microscope and
A new production site joined the existing branches of EUROIMMUN in Northern Germany: Just a few days ago, the first employees moved to their new workplace in Selmsdorf (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). At the end of March, EUROIMMUN bought the former business premises of the insolvent company Ladenbau Johann Weiman GmbH – and therewith, gained additional 12,000
Uromodulin is a kidney-specific glycoprotein, which is mainly secreted in the urine but also, in small amounts, into the bloodstream. Since it was discovered several years ago that mutations and certain polymorphisms in the uromodulin-coding gene (UMOD) are associated with various kidney disorders and kidney vitality, the protein has been increasingly researched. Today, uromodulin is
