State expert finds clues to save lives
An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist's work may explain why lupus occurs more in women.
Dr. Amr Sawalha discovered a gene on the X chromosome that likely plays a role in the autoimmune disorder. Women carry two X chromosomes but men carry only one.
Women develop lupus nine times more than men.
Chromosomes are long pieces of DNA found in cells. Humans have 23 pairs.
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