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OMRF findings pave way for better treatment options for Sjögren’s patients

January 16, 2020

The findings will allow for more targeted treatment approaches.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACE, autoimmune, cells, centers of excellence, Chakravarty, condition, disease, Eliza, foundation, glands, guthridge, immune, James, Joel, Judith, Kathy, kerr, moisture, newsok, NIAMS, NIGMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rheumatology, scientist-news, sivils, Sjogren's, syndrome, target, therapy, treatment, trigger

OMRF findings could improve individualized lupus treatment options

September 16, 2019

The findings will help push clinicians closer to personalized medicine for lupus sufferers.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, guthridge, James, Joan, Joel, Judith, lupus, Merrill, news, newsok, NIAID, NIAMS, NIGMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientific reports, scientist-news, therapy

OMRF receives $3.6 million to study skeletal disorders, vessel function

September 11, 2019

The new funding will support investigations into cellular mutations linked to rare skeletal diseases and vessel function.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: disorders, lab, Lorin, news, newsok, NHLBI, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Olson, OMRF, Ray, research, Rezaie, science, scientist-news, skeletal, staff, vessel function, vessels. skeleton

Genes, Epstein-Barr virus may trigger lupus in some

August 26, 2019

Scientists have long known lupus has a strong genetic component, but there also must be environmental triggers to activate the disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibodies, autoimmune, autoimmunity, clinic, develop, ebv, environmental, epstein-barr, genes, human, James, Judith, lupus, neelakshi jog, news, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research, science, scientist-news, trigger, virus

OMRF receives grant to study underlying causes of lupus

June 20, 2019

OMRF scientist Patrick Gaffney has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant to investigate the underlying mechanisms that lead to lupus onset.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, cause, disease, Gaffney, genes, genetic, grant, GWAS, human disease, inflammation, lupus, minority, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, scientist-news, SLE, women

New OMRF findings pave way for more effective lupus treatments

May 2, 2019

New research from OMRF is taking physicians closer to personalized treatment solutions for patients suffering from lupus.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune disease, blood markers, cellcept, drug, guthridge, heart, immunity, James, Joel, Judith, Judith James, kidney, liver, lupus, medicine, mmf, newsok, NIAID, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, personalized, science, scientist-news, therapy, treatment

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