Scientists who studied a young lupus patient found a gene mutation that may lead to the creation of better, more detailed treatments for the incurable autoimmune disease.
, and the immune-suppressors currently being used can have serious side effects and leave patients more susceptible to infection. There has only been a single new treatment approved by the FDA in about the last 60 years,” said Carola Vinuesa, MD, senior author of the study, principal investigator at the CPI, and co-director of CACPI., providing clear evidence of one way this disease can arise.
The researchers are working with drug companies to find new treatments or repurpose existing ones that target the TLR7 gene, according to ScienceDaily. “By confirming a causal link between the gene mutation and the disease, we can start to search for more effective treatments,” Nan Shen, PhD, co-director of CACPI, told Science Daily."I hope this finding will give hope to people with lupus and make them feel they are not alone in fighting this battle,” she said. “Hopefully the research can continue and end up in a specific treatment that can benefit so many lupus warriors who suffer from this disease.
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