Primary Recipient

FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE

Amount

$794,775.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

It is now clear that SLE, like other autoimmune diseases, develops in the genetically predisposed host and begins with a lengthy period during which autoreactivity is apparent, but there is no evident tissue damage. The period can continue for years and