Anti-double stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA) is one of a group of autoantibodies called antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Normally, antibodies protect against infection, but autoantibodies are produced when a person's immune system fails to adequately distinguish between self and non-self.
Bill is a 16-year-old from New Jersey, and he is one of nine students at an unusual school here - the Deck House. It was founded in 1979 by Edward T. Hall, former headmaster at two prestigious preparatory schools, the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and St. Mark's School in Southborough, Mass.
Planning for the new college began in April 1962. The charter for Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, with full power to award the Bachelor of the Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, was granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 27, 1964. Classes began for freshmen in September 1965.