Latest Autoantibody Stories

SAN DIEGO and WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- aTyr Pharma, an innovator in immune-modulating protein therapeutics, announced today their presentation at the 2012 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) / Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) Annual Meeting, which is being held November 9-14 in Washington, D.C. The presentation provides an in-depth molecular characterization of Jo-1 antibodies, which occur as part of a rare, human autoimmune response to...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., a specialty focused molecular diagnostics laboratory that discovers, develops and markets proprietary tests for rheumatologists, announced today that it has received approval to offer its patent-protected Avise SLE diagnostic, SLE-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, in New York. This certification means that the Avise SLE brand is now available to help lupus and connective tissue disease patients nationwide. Lupus...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 12(th) annual Lupus Research Institute (LRI) Scientific Conference "Forum for Discovery" brought together more than 60 of the country's top experts in the field to focus their talent on addressing the critical questions in the autoimmune disease lupus. LRI-funded investigators presented new findings on a broad range of topics including genetic factors that predispose certain individuals to lupus, how the lupus immune system turns against...

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI), announced today that the Roskamp Institute has reported positive findings in its analysis of 100 subjects who completed the "Flint" CRP study that analyzes the effects of dietary supplementation with Anatabloc® in humans. The Company is also reporting additional information relating to its ASAP human thyroid study. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120301/NE62741LOGO ) "Flint" CRP...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genalyte, Inc. today announced that it is hosting a webinar to show participants how they can generate multiplexed autoantibody assay results in a one-step, 15 minute process. Genalyte's Maverick(TM) Detection System uses a silicon chip containing arrays of photonic ring sensors that simultaneously analyze multiple antibodies and other proteins from a single small sample. The webinar, Chip-Based Multiplex Autoantibody Detection, is...

SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genalyte, Inc., a life sciences company developing and commercializing innovative next generation multiplexing technology, today announced availability of the first assays for its Maverick(TM) Detection System -- the Maverick ENA 4 and ENA 6 Assay Kits. The assays simultaneously screen for several of the most common autoantibodies found in autoimmune connective tissue disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Their...

Study reveals new targets for diagnosis and therapy After people with type 1 diabetes have a heart attack, their long-term chance of suffering even more heart damage skyrockets. But the reason has long puzzled scientists. Now researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified the misstep that sparks this runaway chronic damage and a promising way to block it. "The problem arises from autoimmunity, a condition that people with type 1 diabetes already have ," says Myra A. Lipes, M.D,...

Researchers say 3 proteins linked to worse outcomes are found more often in blacks than Caucasians with a common form of scleroderma A new analysis finds that compared to Caucasians, African-Americans with systemic scleroderma have more antibodies in the blood that are linked to severe complications and an increased likelihood of death. They say this finding, published today in Arthritis & Rheumatism, suggests physicians can use these disease markers to screen and treat scleroderma...

Antibodies associated with severe lung disease and decreased survival to blame African Americans have more severe complications from systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, than Caucasians. Findings published today in, Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), show that compared with Caucasians, African-American patients were more likely to have antibodies that increased frequency and severity of pulmonary fibrosis, which is associated with...

Actress Kellie Martin Invites People to "Link Together" and "Walk for a Cure" DETROIT, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 50 million Americans who suffer from autoimmune disease now have the opportunity to get involved and find a cure through the first-ever national "Autoimmune Walk: Linking Together for a Cure" campaign sponsored by the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120320/DC72845) Actress...