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New LUPUS Genes Discovered on April 4th, 2012 Thanks to OMRF

Thanks to an international team of researchers and scientists from Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, they discovered three genes that "show statistical significance for lupus risk,” and  “We’ve also turned up another 11 regions we think might be related to lupus, but those need more study.” says  the study’s lead author, and OMRF scientist Christopher Lessard, Ph.D according to new research published in the April 6 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics describes three lupus genes discovered by OMRF researchers as part of the largest study of its kind.  They started out in 2009 and made this headway after the analysis of more than 17,000 genetic samples from people of several ethnic groups.  This is definitely the beginning to finding a cure.  Read more at their site Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation  Not LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER NEWS AND MEDIA OUTLETS REPORTING THE NEWS, OURBLOGGERMAN WANTS TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE....see below where the funding came and the name of the actual participants....

THE FUNDING CAME FROM

Funded by grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Center for Research Resources, the Lupus Research Institute, the Alliance for Lupus Research, the Korean Healthcare Technology R&D Project, the Arthritis National Research Foundation Eng Tan Scholar Award, the Arthritis Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Association Against Rheumatism, the Fundacion Instituto de Salud Carlos III, the Wenner Gren Foundation, Arthritis Research UK, the Wellcome Trust, Kirkland Scholar Award, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center for Public Health Genomics, the European Science Foundation, and the Federico Wilhelm Agricola Foundation Research grant.

THE SCIENTIST INVOLVED

OMRF scientists Courtney Montgomery, Ph.D., Marta Alarcon, Ph.D., Joan Merrill, M.D., Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., Hal Scofield, M.D., John Ice, M.D., Indra Adrianto, Ph.D., and Astrid Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D. contributed to the study.

 

What is Lupus?

This is wikipedia's definition..
Systemic lupus erythematosus /sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈluːpəs ˌɛrɪθiːməˈtoʊsəs/, often abbreviated to SLE or lupus, is a systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease) that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage It is a Type III hypersensitivity reaction caused by antibody-immune complex formation.

SLE most often harms the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness (called flares) alternating with remissions. The disease occurs nine times more often in women than in men, especially in women in child-bearing years ages 15 to 35, and is also more common in those of non-European descent.

SLE is treatable using immunosuppression, mainly with cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants; there is currently no cure. SLE can be fatal, although with recent medical advances, fatalities are becoming increasingly rare. Survival for people with SLE in the United States, Canada, and Europe has risen to approximately 95% at five years, 90% at 10 years, and 78% at 20 years, and now approaches that of matched controls without lupus.

Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus generally presents between the ages of 3 and 15, with girls outnumbering boys 4:1, and typical skin manifestations being butterfly eruption on the face and photosensitivity.

But what is LUPUS really? 

 Our immune systems is set up to fight anything that hurts or infects our body.  But people who have LUPUS something tragic occurs, instead of fighting the disease or infection our body attacks itself the healthy cells and tissues...Major damage to the body occurs in the joints, blood vessels, kidneys, (more noticeably to others) the skin, heart, lungs and the brain.

Stay tuned for more information....

Walk for the Cure Locations & Dates

WASHINGTON DC
Welcome to the 2012 Walk for Lupus Now in
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Registration: 8:15 am
Walk: 9:15 am

KILLEEN TEXAS
The First Annual
Killeen Walk for Lupus Now
Saturday, April 21, 2012
6 p.m. Walk Start
Lions Club Park,
1 Mile FUN Walk!


RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Registration: 1:30pm
Walk: 3:00pm
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus
Partners III Building
851 Main Campus Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
April 28, 2012
Walk for Lupus Now
Check-in: 9:00 AM Walk Starts: 10:00 AM
DeAnza Cove at Mission Bay Park


ATLANTA GEORGIA
2012 Atlanta Walk for Lupus Now

Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Check-in: 3 pm
Walk: 5 pm

CINCINNATI/DAYTON OHIO
Franklin Township "Walk For Lupus Now"
Saturday, April 28 , 2012
Franklin Township Park
4163 State Route 122
Franklin, Ohio 45005
Registration will begin at 9:00am
Awards ceremony begins at 10:00am
Walk begins at 11:00am

CHARLOTTE
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Registration: 3:30pm
Walk: 5:00pm
Symphony Park at SouthPark
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211


SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Liberty Park Salt Lake City, Utah

CONNECTICUT
Fairfield County
Walk for Lupus Now at the Westfield Trumbull Mall
May 6, 2012

TAMPA FLORIDA
May 6, 2012
Walk for Lupus Now
Lowry Park Zoo
Lowry Park Bandshell
Check in 5 pm.  Walk at 6 pm.
There is no fee to enter the zoo.
The zoo will be closed for the Walk.


HOUSTON TEXAS
2012 4K Walk For Lupus NOW & 5k Run
Sunday, May 6, 2012, 8:00am
Downtown Aquarium
410 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002

CINCINNATI OHIO
Downtown Cincinnati "Walk For Lupus Now" Saturday, May 12, 2012
Fountain Sqaure 520 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH. 45202
Registration at 9:00am Walk at 10:00am

BEAUMONT TEXAS
2012 Tri-City Walk For Lupus NOW
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:30am
Lamar University
4400 Martin Luther King Road
Beaumont, Texas 77710


HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS
Walk for Lupus NOW (Non-competition - No Trophy) -  
Get Pledges for “Walk for Lupus NOW”
Mit-America Park - Hot Springs
Starting at 8:00 am MAY 19TH,2012


BROWARD COUNTY FLORIDA
BROWARD WALK FOR LUPUS NOW 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012 Check in 8:00 am; Walk at 9:30 am
Topeekeegee Yugnee (TY) Park
Hollywood, Florida

OLYMPIA FIELDS ILLINOIS
Southern Suburbs Walk! Saturday, May 19, 2012
Olympia Fields, IL
Bicentennial Park
203rd St. and Governors Highway
9:00 AM - Noon
1 and 3 mile routes

NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
May 19, 2012
Walk for Lupus Now
Check-in: 9:00 AM Walk Starts: 10:00 AM
South Street Seaport

WEATHERFORD TEXAS
Weatherford Walk for Lupus Now
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Texas Pythian Home

DENVER COLORADO
May 20, 2012
Walk for Lupus Now
Check-in: 9:00 AM Walk Starts: 10:00 AM
Central Park/Stapleton

WEST HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
2012 Walk for Lupus Now At
Blue Back Square in West Hartford, CT
May 20, 2012


VERNON HILLS ILLINOIS
Northern Suburbs Walk!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Vernon Hills, IL
Half Day Forest Preserve
619 S. Milwaukee Avenue
9:00 AM - Noon
1 and 3 mile routes

ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
Sunday, May 20, 2012 Registration: 1:30pm
Walk: 3:00pm
Pack Square Park
Roger McGuire Green
One West Pack Square
Asheville, NC 28801

OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY
Southern New Jersey Walk for Lupus Now
2K or 4K Walk
Sunday, May 20, 2012
6th Street Field at the Ocean City Boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ
Check in at 9:00 AM, Walk begins at 10:00 AM
The walk event will be on the Ocean City, NJ - Boardwalk


OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Oklahoma City Zoo
2102 NE 50th St
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Walk For Lupus Now 2012 starts 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

DETROIT MICHIGAN
Walk for Lupus Now Michigan
Sunday, June 3, 2012- The Detroit Zoo


BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
2012 Walk for Lupus Now Birmingham
JUNE 9, 2012 | HEARDMONT PARK
 Registration will begin at 8:00am
The Walk will start at 9:00am


WAUWATOSA WISCONSIN
Annual Strides for Lupus-
A Walk for Lupus Now Event
Saturday, June 9, 2012.
Mount Mary Campus
Wauwatosa, WI through
Menomonee River Parkway.
Registration 9:30 am walk 11:00 am


ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA
June 23, 2012
Orange County
Walk for Lupus Now
Check-in: 9:00 AM Walk Starts: 10:00 AM
El Toro Field


WILMINGTON DELAWARE
Walk for Lupus Now Delaware June 24, 2012
Dravo Plaza at Riverfront Wilmington
815 Justison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Check in 7:30 AM, Walk 8:30 AM

BARTLETT ILLINOIS
Northwestern Suburbs Walk!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
James "Pate" Philip State Park
2054 W Sterns Road
Bartlett, IL 60103
9:00 AM - Noon

NAPERVILLE ILLINOIS
Western Suburbs Walk!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Naperville, IL
Naperville Riverwalk
500 W. Jackson Avenue
9:00 AM - Noon

LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
2012 Walk for Lupus Now Lexington
AUGUST 18, 2012 |KEENELAND RACE COURSE
Registration 8:00am
Walk 9:00am

CROWN POINT INDIANA
Walk for Lupus Now of Northwest Indiana
Saturday, September 8, 2012 Registration 9:30am Walk 11am
Lake County Fairgrounds
Crown Point, IN

NASHVILLE TENNESSE
2012 Walk for Lupus Now Nashville
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 CENTENNIAL PARK
Registration 3:00pm
Walk 5:00pm


WAPAKONETA OHIO
Ohio Lupus Walk
Saturday September 8th,2012
Wapakoneta, OH at Harmen Field

LUBBOCK TEXAS
Lubbock Walk for Lupus Now
September 8, 2012
9 a.m. Walk Start Time
Hodges Park - Buddy Holly Recreation Area

MIAMI FLORIDA
MIAMI WALK FOR LUPUS NOW 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Check in begins at 7:00 am; Walk begins at 8:30 am
Miami, FL

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
2012 Walk for Lupus Now Louisville
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 | E.P. "TOM" SAWYER STATE PARK
Registration 8:OOAM
WALK 9:00 AM

FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Festival Park
335 Ray Avenue
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Registration: 3:30pm
Walk: 5:00pm

LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
September 29, 2012
Los Angeles
Walk for Lupus Now
Check-in: 9:00 AM Walk Starts: 10:00 AM
Christmas Tree Lane

DES MOINES IDAHO
Annual Lupus Walk:
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Time: 8:00am to 11:30am
Location: Merle Hay Mall
Address: 3850 Merle Hay Rd.; Des Moines, Iowa 50310

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA
Walk for Lupus Now of Northwest Indiana
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Lake County Fairgrounds
Crown Point, IN

BALTIMORE MARYLAND
September 24th,2012
Walk for Lupus Now! Baltimore
Druid Hill Park

CLEVELAND/AKRON OHIO
Cleveland/Akron "Walk For Lupus Now" Saturday, September 29 , 2012
Cleveland Metroparks Brecksville Reservation
Registration 1:00pm Walk 2:00pm

RICHMOND VIRGINIA
Annual Richmond Walk for Lupus Now!
October 29th,2012
Richmond International Raceway
Registration 2:00pm Walk 3:00pm

CRANFORD NEW JERSEY
Walk for Lupus Now
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Nomahegan Park
Cranford, NJ 07016
(Rain or Shine)
Check-in 9:00 AM
Step-off 10:30 AM

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
October 21, 2012
San Francisco
Walk for Lupus Now
Check in: 9:00AM Walk starts: 10:00AM
Golden Gate Park

PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
October 28th,2012
Lupus Loop 5K Run and 2.5 Mile Walk for Lupus Now
Stay tuned for more information

PALM BEACH FLORIDA
PALM BEACH WALK FOR LUPUS NOW 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Check in begins at 3:00 pm; Walk begins at 4:30 pm
Meyer Amphitheatre
West Palm Beach, FL