Yale Lupus and Connective Tissue Disease Bio-Repository / Yale Rheumatology Bio-Repository

The purpose of this study is to create a Yale School of Medicine Section of Rheumatology patient registry and bio-repository of blood samples that will be used for current and future research projects involving the study of systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases and related medical issues. This study may help researchers in the future learn more about how to prevent, find and treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other rheumatologic diseases.