Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are currently enrolling participants to conduct a study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, aimed at helping minority women suffering from lupus nephritis make an informed decision concerning available therapies. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune…
A study published in the journal Pediatric Rheumatology highlighted the importance of recognizing skin lesions in children with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. The study is entitled “Mucocutaneous manifestations in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of literature.” Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe autoimmune disease…
Researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, recently discovered that two specific small proteins are associated with a poor outcome in lupus nephritis patients. The study was published in the journal BMC Immunology and is entitled “IL-17 and…
The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) recently released a white paper to inform and educate AARDA members and the patient community in general about biosimilar medicines (drugs similar but not identical to original biologic medicines) and their potential safety concerns. AARDA is a national nonprofit health…
A clinical trial study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and led by Dr. David Wofsy at University of California, San Francisco and Dr. Betty Diamond at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York, assessed the efficacy…
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System recently published a study revealing that exposure to mercury through seafood is a key risk factor for the development of autoimmunity among women of reproductive age. The study entitled “Mercury Exposure and Antinuclear Antibodies among Females…
Taiwanese researchers recently published a study in the journal Rheumatology demonstrating that the drug hydroxychloroquine is effective in reducing the risk of diabetes mellitus in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study is entitled “Hydroxychloroquine reduces risk of incident diabetes mellitus in lupus…
A recent study entitled “Electrocardiographic Findings in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data From an International Inception Cohort” revealed that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients also suffer from cardiac anomalies. In the study, published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, electrocardiographic methods were applied…
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, discovered that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has lower mortality rates in Asian and Hispanic patients when compared to Black, White or Native American patients. The study entitled “Racial/Ethnic Variation in All-Cause Mortality among U.S. Medicaid Recipients…