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World Wide Music Fighting Lupus
Hanes Tagless T-shirt
- Sizes YXS - XXXXL
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About this campaign
Lupus—systemic lupus erythematosus—is a chronic and often disabling autoimmune disease.
Estimates indicate that more than 1.5 million Americans have lupus.
Most are young women of childbearing age, and suffer from such
symptoms as intense fatigue and exhaustion, joint pains, thinking and
memory problems, and skin rashes.
No two cases of lupus are alike. Some people develop kidney problems,
for example, while others get premature heart disease and others still
suffer from strokes or develop lung inflammation.
In 2011, the first lupus therapy in 50 years was approved with
Benlysta (belimumab) Co-developed with Human Genome Sciences and
GlaxoSmithKline, Belimumab is an antibody that interferes with the
immune system's assault by binding to and inhibiting a protein called
the 'B-lymphocyte stimulator' (BLyS). Blocking BLyS is thought to cause
the immune system's antibody-producing B cells to self-destruct, thereby
reducing the body's ability to attack its own tissues.