Morris Reichlin helped build OMRF into one of the world’s leading centers for lupus research and treatment.
lupus
International study reveals 24 new genes associated with lupus
These findings will help scientists understand how to better diagnose and treat the disease.
OMRF seeks healthy minority participants for one-time blood sample donation
The foundation hopes to recruit up to 2,000 healthy individuals.
Researchers identify gene associated with lupus
The gene, NCF1, was known by researchers, but it had not previously been linked to lupus
Blood test identifies people at high risk for lupus
New research will help physicians better identify blood relatives of lupus patients at risk for developing the disease.
Autoimmune Disease
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren’s syndrome and more than 80 other disorders known as autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it. Many of these illnesses strike women at much higher rates than men. OMRF physicians and researchers are looking for the […]
