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New biomarkers may improve lupus diagnosis.(News)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-JUL-04 Author: Evans, Jeff
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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
NEW YORK -- Assays of potential systemic lupus erythematosus biomarkers on red blood cells could be the valuable tests that clinicians and drug developers have been seeking to diagnose lupus earlier and to monitor its activity and response to therapy, Dr. Joseph M. Ahearn said at the Seventh International Congress on SLE and Related Conditions.
Biomarkers are the Holy Grail needed for clinical practice and research in SLE, said Dr. Ahearn, codirector of the lupus center of excellence at the University of Pittsburgh. Such biomarkers could dramatically improve the ability to accurately diagnose the disease before permanent organ...
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