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Tag: Michelle Petri

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

Recognizing Remission in Lupus

October 30, 2018 Researchers are trying to ascertain the important issue in SLE of how much improvement in disease activity patients must show to decrease the long-term rate of organ damage.  Four studies presented at ACR by Drs. Eric Morand and Michelle Petri addressed that important question. Favorable Results for “Easier” Remission Target Three studies […] Read More