New Mastocytosis Research Has Been Reported by Researchers at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (Autoantibodies to type I interferons in patients with systemic mastocytosis).

A recent study conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has investigated the presence of autoantibodies to type I interferons in patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM). The study found that a small subpopulation of patients with SM had autoantibodies to type I interferons, but there was no correlation between autoantibody production and disease severity. These findings suggest that autoantibodies to type I interferons do not play a significant role in the pathogenesis or severity of SM. Further research is needed to better understand the mechanisms underlying this disease. [Extracted from the article]