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A new joint project between the Launceston General Hospital and the University of Tasmania is hoping to find the cause of blood clots in people with Lupus. ...

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Lupus screening quiz helps you determine if you have symptoms of Lupus. ...

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61 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: Lupus or DC or IFN These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/01 PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. ...

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56 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: Lupus or DC or IFN These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/03 PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. ...

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39 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: Lupus or DC or IFN These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/11 PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. ...

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Related Articles Employment and disability issues in systemic Lupus erythematosus: A review. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Sep 29;59(10):1475-1479 Authors: Scofield L, Reinlib L, Alarcón GS, Cooper GS OBJECTIVE: To summarize research pertaining to work disability in Lupus patients, discuss challenges patients face applying for federal disability assistance in the US, and make recommendations for clinical and health policy research. METHODS: We searched Medline for articles on work or disability in Lupus patients and gathered information from the Social Security Administration and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. RESULTS: We found 12 publications with employment-related data; 6 included analysis of predictors of work status. The prevalence of inability to work or cessation of work was 15-51% in these studies (3-15 years after diagnosis); 20-32% of patients received disability benefits. Lower education level, higher disease activity, higher disease damage, older age, and higher physical job strain were independent predictors of work disability or work cessation in at least 2 studies. Lupus patients may be less successful than patients with other diseases when applying for federal disability assistance, possibly because medical records may not accurately reflect functional limitations. In addition, symptoms contributing to work disability (e.g., fatigue, pain, neurocognitive dysfunction) may be difficult t ...

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54 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: Lupus or DC or IFN These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/08 PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. ...

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65 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: Lupus or DC or IFN These PubMed results were generated on 2008/10/04 PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. ...

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Related Articles Regulatory T cells and their molecular markers in peripheral blood of the patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2008 Oct;28(5):549-52 Authors: Hu S, Xiao W, Kong F, Ke D, Qin R, Su M CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) and the expression of their molecular markers (GITR, Foxp3) in peripheral blood of the patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) were investigated in order to reveal the pathogenesis of SLE on the cellular and molecular levels. The level of Tregs in peripheral blood was detected by flow cytometry. The expression levels of GITR and Foxp3 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were assayed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The level of IL-6 in the plasma was measured by ELISA. Comparisons were made among 3 groups: the active SLE group, the inactive SLE group, and normal control group. The level of Tregs in the active SLE group and the inactive SLE group was significantly lower than in the normal control group (P<0.01). The level of Tregs in the active group was lower than in the inactive group with the difference being not significant (P>0.05). The level of Tregs in SLE patients was significantly negatively correlated with the disease active index in SLE (SLEDAI) (r=-0.81, P<0.01). The expression levels of GITR mRNA in PBMCs of the active SLE group and the inactive SLE group were significantly higher than in th ...

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Related Articles Different Genetic Effects of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 (IRF5) Polymorphisms on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Korean Population. J Rheumatol. 2008 Oct 1; Authors: Shin HD, Kim I, Choi CB, Lee SO, Lee HW, Bae SC OBJECTIVE: .In an effort to replicate additional associations of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) polymorphisms with systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) in an Asian population, we examined those genetic effects in a Korean SLE cohort. METHODS: Each IRF5 polymorphism was genotyped in 1565 subjects using the TaqMan method and examined to determine whether it could explain the association with SLE. RESULTS: Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (IRF5-15-1, rs2070197, and rs10488631), which showed strong and/or independent association in Caucasian populations, were not polymorphic in our Korean population. Association analysis revealed different genetic effects in Koreans compared with Caucasian populations. In addition, conditional analysis suggested independent genetic effects of 3 variant groups in the Korean population. CONCLUSION: We demonstrate different genetic effects of IRF5 polymorphisms on the risk of SLE according to ethnicity. PMID: 18843782 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Matsuyama et al. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand is involved in neutropenia of systemic Lupus erythematosus. Blood. 2004;104:184-191. Blood. 2008 Oct 15;112(8):3529 Authors: Yamamoto M, Higashimoto I, Oonakahara K, Watanabe M, Machida K, Eiraku N, Kawabata M, Osame M, Arimura K PMID: 18840730 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Treatment of port wine stains with pulsed dye laser in patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus: Practical considerations and complications. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2008 Sep 30;:1-3 Authors: Izikson L, Avram M, Tannous Z There is a paucity of clinical information on the treatment of port wine stains (PWS) with pulse dye lasers (PDL) in patients with connective tissue diseases. Systemic Lupus (SLE) is characterized by increased skin fragility and the potential for pigmentary alterations. Additionally, medications used to treat SLE may alter patient responses to laser therapy. We describe two complications, tense blisters and hypopigmentation, after PDL treatment of PWS in SLE, and discuss the current knowledge on the use of PDL in patients with Lupus. PMID: 18830867 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles A case of systemic Lupus erythematosus showing invagination of the podocyte into the glomerular basement membrane: an electron microscopic observation of a repeated-renal biopsy. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2008 Oct 7; Authors: Sato M, Kogure T, Kanemitsu M A case of systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) showing invagination of glomerular epithelial cells into the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) has been reported. The patient was a 30-year-old woman who was diagnosed with SLE at the age of 25 and had been medicated with corticosteroid. At the age of 30, she was re-admitted into our hospital because of the relapse of Lupus nephritis. Renal biopsy was performed twice: at the onset of SLE and the second admission. Morphologically, the results of the first and second renal biopsies were compatible with the classification of Lupus nephritis class II. Immunofluorescent study revealed the mesangial deposition of IgG, IgA, C1q, C3 and membrane attack complex (MAC) in two renal biopsies. Especially, in the second renal biopsy, numerous vesicular structures composed of a unit membrane going into the epithelial site of the GBM were observed by electron microscopy (EM), but not in the first renal biopsy. Moreover, observations of serial sections of EM suggested that these vesicular structures were invaginated into the GBM and derived from a part of the podocytes. PMID: 18839064 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Clinical utility of computed tomographic scanning for the evaluation of Lupus profundus in two patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus. Mod Rheumatol. 2008 Oct 7; Authors: Kato T, Nakajima A, Kanno T, Shinozaki M, Gono T, Ichida H, Masuda I, Kamatani N, Hara M Lupus profundus is a rare Lupus-specific skin lesion with skin biopsies exhibiting lobular lymphocytic infiltration and destruction of subcutaneous fat tissue. In this report, a CT scan was effective in demonstrating both the presence and the extent of inflammation of Lupus profundus in two patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE). Case 1 was a 30-year-old woman developing erythema with subcutaneous induration on the upper arms during the quiescent phase of SLE. A skin biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of Lupus profundus. A CT scan of the right upper arm demonstrated a high density area (HDA) of the subcutis under the erythema: a finding consistent with Lupus profundus. Case 2 was a 28-year-old woman recently diagnosed with SLE. She also developed a skin ulcer on the right hip. A CT scan of the hip revealed an HDA and lipoatrophy of the subcutis around the ulcer: these findings were compatible with Lupus profundus. Treatment with high-dose prednisolone improved the illness in the both cases. A CT scan is a useful and convenient imaging modality for confirming the diagnosis of Lupus profundus. PMID: 18839269 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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If you could change the world would you? Just by participating in the Lupus Race for Life you will. You will change the life of a person with Lupus. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1424074.htm ...

Source: www.abc.net.au --- 3 days ago
Vic Hartas of the Lupus Association tells Kel Richards about the group's awareness campaign ...

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A new joint project between the Launceston General Hospital and the University of Tasmania is hoping to find the cause of blood clots in people with Lupus. ...

Source: sunshine35446.yuku.com --- 9 days ago
dr ryan told me today.i saw my parents but did not say anything to them yet.Mama has enough to handle,the new fistula does not work and she has to see the surgeon again to have it opened up.She went back to her physial therapy for her back and sciatic nerve problems.she was feeling kinda bad today so i did not want to mention it. i told vanessa and thats it...not sure what to feel except kinda down right this moment. ...

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Because 90 percent of the estimated 1.5 million Americans living with the autoimmune disease Lupus are female, fertility, pregnancy and reproductive health are ...

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Title: Arthritis: Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) vs. Lupus Category: Ask The Experts Created: 3/12/2007 Last Editorial Review: 10/1/2008 ...