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Lupus Research Update:

Research Studies Presented at the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting

Program 5 - Causes and Progression of Lupus

Scientists have been trying to unlock the mysteries surrounding the underlying causes and the unpredictable progression of lupus. Why does lupus present differently in various populations and why does the disease disproportionately affected certain groups? Several studies presented during the 2009 American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting attempted to answer these perplexing questions.

Lupus investigators featured in this video:

	Lindsey Criswell, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Update on Lupus Genetics		Robert Graham, PhD Immunology Biomarkers Discovery Group Genentech, Inc. IRF5: Analyzing a Major Gene Risk

	Corinna Weckerle, MD Department of Rheumatology University of Chicago Medical Center Ancestral Differences in Associations Between Disease Manifestations and Serum IFN-a		Brian Skaggs, PhD David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angels Multiple Pro-Atherogenic Pathways Are Activated in Monocytes After Acute Treatment with Pro-Inflammatory HDL

Other videos in this series:

Program 1 - About the ACR Meeting
Program 2 - Treatments for Lupus
Program 3 - Complications of Lupus
Program 4 - Management of Lupus
Program 6 - Pregnancy and Lupus

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