Genes In The Interferon System Important In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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... patients with autoimmunediseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) andanti-phospholipid syndrome. The study looked at 113 SLE patients(94 with secondary anti-phospholipid syndrome and 19 without) andconcluded the measurement of anti-AtherOx is significantly betterthan conventional anti-cardiolipi......rica, Inc. and more than 1.5 million Americanswith lupus have been awaiting the preliminary findings of the...ceuticalCompany. Development of new treatments for lupus patients iscritical because many of the drugs currently used to treat thedisease are toxic and can c......e in the induction phase of patientssuffering from lupus nephritis. Although response rates were similar in... of the studyare consistent with those observed in lupus nephritis patientsreceiving immunosuppressive therapy. Overall incidence of adverseevents was compar......7, in anexperimental model of the disease systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), can replace prednisolone, an anti-inflammatorycorticosteroid widely used in a broad range of differentinflammatory diseases, among them SLE. Several symptoms commonly associated with SLE, such as hematuria(blood in the urine) and......ed quality of life inpatients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The52-week and 76-week result...ent. About Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic,life-threatening disease. The Lupus Foundation of America estimates...