Measure your IFN-1 Score. Know your risk and possible options.
Type-1 Interferon (IFN-1) activity is a key component in your body’s defense against infection. In healthy individuals, IFN-1 activity increases dramatically in response to a viral infection and then decreases rapidly once the threat has passed. For more than 50% of Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) patients, IFN-1 activity is always high leading to persistent levels of high inflammation and fatigue.
IFN-1 high SLE patients have been shown to have an increased risk of experiencing severe disease, increased risk of progressing to Lupus Nephritis, and a decreased likelihood of responding to traditional standard of care for SLE patients.