Sentences with phrase «erythematosus which»

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Lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a progressive, degenerative disease in which the immune system turns against itself, attacking a person's healthy tissue, cells and organs.

Researchers conducted a nationwide, population - based long - term observational cohort study using the Swedish Multi-Generation Register to monitor the risk of nonceliac autoimmune disease, which includes Crohn's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and ulcerative colitis.

The technique, which is described in the study «Detection of interferon - protein reveals differential levels and cellular sources in disease» published April 18 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, will aid the diagnosis and treatment of numerous autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dermatomyositis.

The Offspring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus mothers Registry (OSLER) is a large, Canadian, population - based cohort which includes all women who have had one or more hospitalizations for childbirth after lupus diagnosis as identified through health care databases between the years of 1989 and 2009.

There are four types of lupus, but you hear most about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a malfunction in the immune system in which your body becomes its own worst enemy.

The term «lupus» commonly refers to systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, which accounts for 70 % of all lupus cases.

The autoimmune disease known as Lupus erythematosus, or Lupus, which forms a major thread of the plot in Doctor Death, affects approximately 1.5 million people in the United States, and some five million people worldwide (estimated).

The other form is called lupus erythematosus (DLE), which affects mostly the skin.