OK SR55

Designates May 3, 2012 as "Lupus Advocacy Day" at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

Recognizes that approximately 1.5 million Americans, including over 25,000 Oklahomans, have lupus.

Notes that lupus is an acute and chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems, with 90 percent of diagnosed cases occurring in women of childbearing age.

Acknowledges that lupus disproportionately affects African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans at two to three times higher rates than other populations.

Commends the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City for its groundbreaking lupus research, including recent findings on genetic factors that may indicate hereditary transmission of the disease.