Lupus: is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. Symptoms include inflammation, swelling, and damage to the joints, skin, kidneys, blood, heart, and lungs.
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DEC 05, 2025 | 1:00 PM
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Explore the evolution, methods, and limitations of mixing studies in detecting factor deficiencies and lupus anticoagulants in coagulation testing....
Inflammatory skin disorders comprise a diverse set of conditions exhibiting unique characteristics. Our objective was to systematically compare the affected and unaffected skin of individual...
MAY 07, 2024 | 8:00 AM
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Antibodies against ribonucleoprotein (RNP) are an important serologic marker for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). RNP interacts with Smith (Sm) proteins to form the Sm/RNP complex. An...
NOV 14, 2023 | 10:00 AM
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Assessment for anti-dsDNA antibodies provides some of the most significant challenges in autoantibody serology testing. Anti-dsDNA antibodies are an important biomarker for systemic lupus er...
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are long-standing antimalarial drugs recently brought into the spotlight as potential treatments for the pandemic-causing coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Notable...
The International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing open-access guidance documents to enhance the quality of laboratory tes...
APR 22, 2020 | 8:00 AM
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Discover strategies for labs to optimize coagulation testing, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen their role in clinical care teams....
APR 20, 2020 | 8:00 AM
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Explore emergency hemostasis testing approaches, from rapid lab assays to viscoelastic methods, for managing bleeding patients....