09/05/2011

Two recent studies made entirely by the research group in systemic diseases at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) provide a better understanding of lupus, a disease still very unknown. One of the papers has determined the correlation between overexpression of a protein by CD4 + T lymphocytes in patients with lupus and active outbreaks of this disease. The other shows no relationship between XMRV virus infection, recently associated with some cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) particularly in the USA, and patients with lupus and CFS. This findingm based on a sample of patients significantly high, all from Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, don't seek to determine whether or not the virus exists, but specifically the relationship between it and the development of CFS in the particular case of patients with lupus who have both processes.The scientific advances of recent decades, although of great value in terms of greater awareness of the disease have meant, in practice, major changes for those who suffer and, above all, have not been able to determine their causes, which remain a mystery. The research group in systemic diseases at VHIR works to learn more about this disease, its causes, diagnosis improvement, forecasts and possible treatment. "http://youtu.be/ntWdC65JNV0" Barça and Lupus