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New findings could help better understand autoimmune disease families

August 1, 2019

Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it.

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OMRF seeks lupus family members for prevention study

February 12, 2019

OMRF scientists need volunteers for the world’s first lupus prevention study.

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Blood test identifies people at high risk for lupus

April 6, 2017

New research will help physicians better identify blood relatives of lupus patients at risk for developing the disease.

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Clinical Trials

Lupus (SLE) OMRF seeks healthy minority participants for one-time blood sample donation Clinical Trials For more information on any of the studies listed below, call (405) 271-7805 or email clinic@omrf.org. Clarification of Abatacept Effects in SLE with Integrated Biologic and Clinical Approaches (The ABC Study), Protocol BMS-IM101-345 (ACTIVE) OMRF Evaluation of Belimumab Impact on a […]

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