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Give your views on future research

We have been asked to circulate the following explanation and link to an online questionnaire by the research team at University College London.  It’s slightly technical, but we would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete the brief online survey so that they can learn about the type of research that is important to you. How you can help influence a new research proposal We are researchers at University College London studying patients with lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) to increase our understanding of what causes these diseases and so improve their treatment. We have a new and exciting idea that we believe could improve patient care and would like to get your thoughts on how important and relevant it is to patients before we apply for research funding to study it. We are interested in how certain parts of the immune system (antibodies) interact with blood clotting (coagulation) and inflammatory (complement) pathways to cause