A prospective cohort study evaluating complement and platelet activation among lupus patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. Problem: There is a high rate of obstetrical complications, such as ...

The complement system is part of the body's immune system to fight pathogens and remove cell debris; its role in two autoimmune diseases and a mental disorder is a surprise Variants in a gene of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kim’s hypothesis arises partially from studies that showed that C3, when introduced to synthetic neutrophils, ...

Study offers molecular explanation for long-standing observation that certain diseases occur more often or more severely in different sexes. Complement component 4 (C4) genes protect against the ...

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There’s a clear sex bias in many diseases. Lupus, for instance, affects women nine times more often than it does men. Schizophrenia tends to be far more severe in males. But what’s behind the ...

Scientists have identified a number of genes involved in Lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease, in new research published today in the journal Nature Genetics. In an international genetic study of ...

Mentor: Brad H. Rovin, MD, FACP, FASN, Director of Nephrology, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, The Lee A. Hebert Professor of Nephrology, Director, the Ohio State University, Clinical Management ...