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Researchers identify genes associated with lupus in Koreans

February 24, 2016

The study looked at genetic samples of nearly 8,000 Koreans.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ancestry, arthritis and rheumatology, asia, asian, autoimmune, christopher, christopher lessard, discovery, effort, Gaffney, genes, immune, journal, Kathy, kathy sivils, korea, koreans, Lessard, lupus, Lupus Foundation of America, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, research, scientific, scientist-news, sivils, slegen, study

New grant will investigate overlaps in autoimmune diseases

June 23, 2015

OMRF scientist receives grant for promising Sjögren’s research.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chris Lessard, christopher, genes, glands, grant, Lessard, lupus, million, models, moisture, National Institutes of Health, Nature Genetics, new, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patients, proteins, r01, scientist-news, Sjogren's syndrome, study

Does DNA determine happiness?

June 20, 2014

Some genes influence joy, but that’s not the whole story.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: 5-HTT, christopher, DNA, dopamine, endorphin, genes, genetics, happiness, Lessard, mutation, oxytocin, scientist-news, serotonin

Lessard, Christopher J.

International coalition finds six new Sjögren’s syndrome genes

October 7, 2013

Researchers have exponentially increased their understanding of Sjögren’s genetics.

Filed Under: Diseases, Featured News, News, Research News Tagged With: A., autoimmune disease, christopher, christopher lessard, Courtney, Farris, Gaffney, genes, genetics, international, James, Jonathan, Judith, Kathy, kathy moser sivils, kathy sivils, Lessard, Montgomery, Nature Genetics, patrick, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sgene, sivils, Sjogren's syndrome, Wren

OMRF discovers three new lupus genes

March 29, 2012

The international study turns up new targets for lupus research

Filed Under: Diseases, Featured News, News Tagged With: Alarcon, autoimmune, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, Chris Lessard, christopher, Courtney, courtney gray montgomery, DNA, dna testing, Gaffney, genes, genome, international, James, Joan, Judith, Kathy, Kathy Moser, Lessard, lupus, Lupus Foundation of America, Merrill, Montgomery, Moser, NIAID, NIAMS, NIH, patrick, Patrick Gaffney, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sivils, SLE

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