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Dr. Charles Via, a professor in the Department of Pathology at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services School of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., is conducting research that seeks both an earlier diagnosis and better therapies for lupus. USUHS photo

Dr. Charles Via, a professor in the Department of Pathology at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services School of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., is conducting research that seeks both an earlier diagnosis and better therapies for lupus. USUHS photo

Dr. Charles Via, a professor in the Department of Pathology at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services School of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., is conducting research that seeks both an earlier diagnosis and better therapies for lupus. USUHS photo

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