The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed for the first time an association between a specific genetic pathway and the development of mouth ulcers in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). (sciencedaily.com)
Blanco, P., Palucka, A. K., Gill, M., Pascual, V. & Banchereau, J. Induction of dendritic cell differentiation by IFN - α in systemic lupus erythematosus. (nature.com)
Last year the Food and Drug Administration approved Benlysta (belimumab), the first new treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus in more than 50 years, and Yervoy (ipilimumab), the first drug shown to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. (protomag.com)