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New Studies Suggest AVISE Lupus Test Improves Diagnosis of Disease

October 28, 2019 Because lupus is hard to diagnose, many patients don’t get the treatments they need, while others get the wrong therapies. Two new studies indicate that the AVISE Lupus blood test can help doctors find out whether patients have lupus. The test builds on seminal studies by Lupus Research Alliance-funded scientist Dr. Joseph […] Read More

Test Available to Address Blood Clots in Lupus

April 24, 2019 The pharmaceutical company Exagen, Inc. announced study results showing that a component of their AVISE SLE Monitor test, the biomarker PC4d, can assess risk for thrombosis – a blood clot in the blood vessels. Study author Dr. Michelle Petri, Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director […] Read More

Scientist Collaborates with Exagen to Further LRA-Supported Research

August 21, 2019 Critical research supported by the Lupus Research Alliance has led to an exciting research collaboration between the funded scientist Dr. Christian Lood, University of Washington where he is an Assistant Professor, and the company Exagen Inc.. Dr. Lood’s Novel Research Grant from the LRA focuses on one of our main immune cells, […] Read More

CareFirst and Exagen Diagnostics Announce Evidence Development Agreement for AVISE® Lupus Diagnostic Test

August 20, 2018 Source: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Press Release CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) and Exagen Diagnostics, Inc. (Exagen) today announced an agreement to collaborate to study the impact of Exagen’s proprietary AVISE Lupus test.  As part of the agreement, select CareFirst members will have access to the AVISE Lupus test to aid in the differential […] Read More