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New Genetic Risk Factors of Lupus Found in Study of African-American Women
June 24, 2011 — Researchers have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus ("lupus") in African American women. The ... > full story -
Etanercept Shows Promise for Treating Dermatomyositis, Study Suggests
June 17, 2011 — A multicenter pilot study of etanercept for treatment of dermatomyositis found no major safety concerns and many patients treated with the drug were successfully weaned from steroid therapy. These ... > full story -
HPV Vaccine Gardasil Does Not Increase Disease Activity in SLE Patients, Study Shows
May 26, 2011 — The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, does not increase the incidence of flares (unpredictable worsening of symptoms signaling increased disease activity) in patients with systemic lupus ... > full story -
African-Americans With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus More Responsive to Flu Vaccine Than Patients of European Descent
May 19, 2011 — New research shows that African-Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination than European American patients. Treatment with prednisone, a ... > full story -
Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Clues to Calming a Cytokine Storm
May 16, 2011 — By analyzing complex interactions of the immune system in an animal study, pediatric researchers have found potential tools for controlling a life-threatening condition called a cytokine storm that ... > full story -
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: New Test Could Give SLE Patients a More Tolerable Life
May 9, 2011 — Five million people worldwide suffer from the chronic rheumatic disease SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus. Together with rheumatologists, researchers in Sweden are on the way to developing a new test ... > full story -
Protective T-Cells, Which Are Used in Stem-Cell Treatment, Can Cause the Body to Attack Itself
April 27, 2011 — Researchers have made an important discovery that provides a new understanding of how our immune system "learns" not to attack our own body, and this could affect the way doctors treat patients with ... > full story -
Researchers Identify Novel Pathophysiologic Mechanism Responsible for Autoimmunity
April 25, 2011 — Researchers have discovered that human proteins with an affinity for dermatan sulfate (DS) have the propensity to become autoantigens. In a companion article, the researchers also found that DS ... > full story -
Discovery of Relationship Between Proteins May Impact Development of Cancer Therapies
April 19, 2011 — By identifying a surprising association of two intracellular proteins, researchers have laid the groundwork for the development of new therapies to treat B cell lymphomas and autoimmune ... > full story -
Study Finds Changes in Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease from Lupus Nephritis
March 28, 2011 — New research documenting changes in the incidence and outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the US between 1995 and 2006, found a significant increase in incidence rates among patients 5 to ... > full story
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