42 U.S.C. § 285d–6a — Lupus

(a) In general: The Director of the Institute must expand and intensify the Institute's research and related activities on lupus. (b) Coordination with other institutes: The Director must coordinate this lupus work with similar work at other national research institutes and NIH agencies that also deal with lupus. (c) Programs for lupus: To carry out subsection (a), the Director must conduct or support research to expand understanding of lupus's causes and to find a cure. This must include: (1) research into why lupus is more common in women, including African-American women; (2) basic research into the disease's causes and how it develops; (3) epidemiological studies on how often and how the disease occurs, and differences between sexes and racial and ethnic groups; (4) developing better diagnostic techniques; (5) clinical research to develop and test new treatments, including new biological drugs; and (6) information and education programs for health professionals and the public.