Co-lead author Dr. Benjamin Richter comments:» For me as a medical doctor working in basic science this story represents the ideal case of explaining the pathophysiology of a disease by a collaborative effort across disciplines..» (sciencedaily.com)
We don't know about the pathophysiology of the disease. (sciencemag.org)
Trained as an internist, Vandenbroucke had left medical practice to use epidemiology — essentially, the counting of people — to study the risk factors linked to the pathophysiology of disease. (sciencemag.org)