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Chapter 7: Information Sources
Section 3: Specific Disabilities – Information Sources
Subsection ZI: Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America - Oklahoma
4100 N. Lincoln Blvd, Ste. 208
Oklahoma City,
OK
73105-5209
405-427-8787 Voice
405-427-8778 Fax
info@oklupus.com
www.oklupus.com
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L St., N.W., Ste. 710
Washington,
DC
20036
800-558-0121 Toll Free
800-558-0231 Spanish
202-349-1155 Voice
202-349-1156 Fax
National informational resource. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.
In an autoimmune disorder like lupus, the immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against itself. These antibodies -- called "auto-antibodies" (auto means 'self') -- cause inflammation, pain and damage in various parts of the body.
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