Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

RIP Joe. We Will Miss You.


Putting politics aside I think we can all agree this is a tragedy. Please take the time to watch this video and see one of many whom we all fight for. Thank you to Kaylee Van Hoose Perkins fro bringing this to my attention. For more please visit the Alliance for Lupus research on Facebook here.


Friday, April 3, 2009

Gene linked to lupus might explain gender difference in disease risk

In an international human genetic study, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a gene linked to the autoimmune disease lupus, and its location on the X chromosome might help explain why females are 10 times more susceptible to the disease than males.

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