E67: What is Autoimmunity with Dr. Cathy Pederson

Episode 67 June 14, 2022 00:51:09
E67: What is Autoimmunity with Dr. Cathy Pederson
The POTScast
E67: What is Autoimmunity with Dr. Cathy Pederson

Jun 14 2022 | 00:51:09

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Cathy Pederson Jill Brook

Show Notes

Join Jill and Cathy for a wonderful discussion of autoimmunity and how a misdirected immune system can wreak so much havoc! There is a growing body of literature suggesting that POTS might be autoimmune in some people, so this is an important topic for our community!

You can read the transcript for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/3c899axj

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