Researchers studying lupus join forces at city summit
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BY SUSAN SIMPSON
Published: October 11, 2008
World leaders in the study of lupus genetics are meeting in Oklahoma City this weekend to discuss the latest research into the autoimmune disease.
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Piece of the puzzle
Gaffney and fellow OMRF scientist Kathy Moser discovered a variation in a particular gene that may lead to many of the immune system problems in people suffering from lupus.
The researchers said the gene encoding for a protein is comparable to the brakes of a car.
In lupus patients, the protein fails to turn off the immune system response, resulting in the immune system speeding along uncontrolled.
The discovery of the gene is a piece of the puzzle that helps researchers better understand the autoimmune disease.
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