• Lupus

    Better Medicines. Because there's more to life than Lupus.

    Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes widespread inflammation and damage to body tissues. It is still in many ways a mysterious disease, with no known cause. But ongoing research is yielding new insights, and people with lupus are living full, active lives.

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  • Lupus: What it is. What we're doing.

    Mary Katherine Boatwright, MD, Immunology & Internal Medicine Therapeutic Delivery Unit at Quintiles discusses lupus, its symptoms, complications for patients and the important role of clinical research in discovering new treatments for this often confusing condition.