The Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC)
has
been providing services since 1978. We provide a variety of services to support and educate the community, particularly lupus patients, their families and the medical community.



  • 01-09-12: New Test Launched to Facilitate More Accurate Lupus Diagnosis. MORE.
  • 12-15-11: Phase 3 Trial of "Subcutaneous" Benlysta Underway. Trial to Enroll over 800 Adults with SLE. MORE.
  • 11-17-11: Study says CellCept Seems Better at Controlling Lupus Kidney Complication than Another Commonly Used Therapy. Read MORE.
  • 11-04-11: FDA Gives Experimental Drug LUPUZOR Green Light for Phase III Trials. Read MORE.
  • 08-08-11: Researchers Discover Connection Between Vitamin D Levels Among Lupus Patients and Severity of Disease. Read MORE.
  • 07-14-11: Benlysta Approved for Use in Europe. MORE.
  • 07-13-11: Health Canada Approves Use of Benlysta. MORE.
  • 03-09-11: FDA APPROVES BENLYSTA FOR TREATMENT OF LUPUS! MORE.
  • 03-08-11: Lupus Research Institute Awards $3.6M in Grants for Novel Lupus Research. MORE.
  • 01-13-11: UCB Announces Start of Phase III Studies of EPRATUZUMAB in lupus patients . MORE.
  • Lupus Together. For Clinical Trials
    Today
  • Looking for Sisters of Women with Lupus for national research study. Learn MORE
  • California Clinical Trials
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  • NEW!.One-sheet list of resources on Medicare, Medi-Cal, Health Insurance, Prescription Medications, Social Security Disability, Free Clinics and more. View or Download.
  • LFNC's YouTube Video Channel is here! View latest video of a young Hayward woman of Salvadorian descent and her positive outlook despite her lupus diagnosis:


  • Now available on this Website: INTERACTIVE PATIENT TUTORIAL ON LUPUS.
    English | Spanish
  • Beta Sigma Phi Donations to LFNC reaches $682K! Statewide and International Sisterhood has been supporting LFNC since 1985.
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Register now for our 2012 Run & Walk

Also, check out our Mascot Contest 2012!


Who will lead our walkers as the next LFNC mascot? It could be your puppy!
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Win a
2012 Honda Civic Sedan LX
and a 7-day Cruise
to Mexico or the Caribbean
Find out how.

A Fitness Class for Those Living with Lupus

In conjunction with Regan Moves (TM).
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Inviting young adults to:

The Hangout.
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