{"id":7,"date":"2013-09-16T02:13:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T02:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:32:42","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Home<!--:--><!--:fr-->Accueil<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1570e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1570e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1dc237\" data-id=\"d1dc237\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0401aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0401aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div id=\"metaslider-id-958\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-958 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Slider\" data-height=\"360\" data-width=\"980\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_958\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_958\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1492 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2021-06-17 17:22:08\" data-filename=\"VFCPicnicBBQ2023-980x360.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1758\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VFCPicnicBBQ2023-980x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"980\" alt=\"VFC Picnic BBQ 2023\" class=\"slider-958 slide-1492 msDefaultImage\" title=\"VFC Picnic BBQ 2023\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Join Us in-Person on Sunday, June 22, 2025 for the Annual VFC Picnic and BBQ and to Run, Walk, Ride, to Raise Funds for Vasculitis Awareness, Education and Research. 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src=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner4a-980x360.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"980\" alt=\"vasculitis awareness\" class=\"slider-958 slide-1871 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7dbb20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7dbb20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b61a11\" data-id=\"6b61a11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb3c07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Events Calendar<\/h5><!-- print_verticalScroll_func -->\n           \n                <div id=\"news-container_9366\" class=\"news-container\" style=\"max-width: 100%\">\n                                <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                            <div style=\"padding:10px\">\n                                \n                                                                 <div class=\"news-info\" >      \n                                    <div style=\"color:#dd3333;font-size:14px\" class=\"newsscroller_title\" >                                            <a style=\"color:#dd3333\" href='https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1758'  >Saturday, June 20, 2026                                            <\/a>                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    <!--                                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>-->\n                                                                            <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            Annual VFC Picnic and 26 Reasons to Walk\/Run\/Ride.<br \/>\r\nRiverside Park, Cambridge, Ontario<br \/>\r\nComplete Picnic and Walk\/Run\/Ride details TBC                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                <li>\n                           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href=\"https:\/\/www.calgaryvasculitissymposium.com\/\">click here.<\/a>                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                <li>\n                            <div style=\"padding:10px\">\n                                \n                                                                 <div class=\"news-info\" >      \n                                    <div style=\"color:#dd3333;font-size:14px\" class=\"newsscroller_title\" >                                            <a style=\"color:#dd3333\" href='https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/#'  >Saturday, November 14, 2026                                            <\/a>                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    <!--                                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>-->\n                                                                            <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            2026 Annual VFC Fall Lectures<br \/>\r\nIn-person in Toronto and online Via ZOOM<br \/>\r\nComplete details and registration to follow.                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                <li>\n                            <div style=\"padding:10px\">\n                                \n                                                                 <div class=\"news-info\" >      \n                                    <div style=\"color:#dd3333;font-size:14px\" class=\"newsscroller_title\" >                                            <a style=\"color:#dd3333\" href='https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/#' target=\"_blank\" >ZOOM in on Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Polymyalga Rheumatica (PMR)                                            <\/a>                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    <!--                                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>-->\n                                                                            <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            This group meets on the first Friday (except on holidays), 7x\/year, 1-2:30 PM Eastern<br \/>\r\n(Jan. 9, March 6, May 1, June 5, Sept. 4, Nov. 6, 2026)<br \/>\r\nTo attend, and more details, contact Chris Heenan at: <a href=\"mailto:cheen717@gmail.com\">Cheen717@gmail.com<\/a>                                        <\/div>\n        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                                              <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            This group meets on ZOOM every 3 months, on Saturdays at 1PM Eastern<br \/>\r\n(March 14, June, 13, September 26, December 12, 2026)<br \/>\r\nTo attend, and more details, contact: Sharon Janushewski at: <a href=\"mailto:sharonjanushewski@gmail.com\">sharonjanushewski@gmail.com<\/a>                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                <li>\n                            <div style=\"padding:10px\">\n                                \n                                                                 <div class=\"news-info\" >      \n                                    <div style=\"color:#dd3333;font-size:14px\" class=\"newsscroller_title\" >                                            <a style=\"color:#dd3333\" href='https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/#' target=\"_blank\" >ZOOM in on Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA), and EGPA                                            <\/a>                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    <!--                                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>-->\n                                                                            <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            This group meets on ZOOM every 3 months on the first Saturday (except holiday weekends), at Noon<br \/>\r\nEastern (March 7, June 6, September 12, December 5, 2026).<br \/>\r\nTo attend, and more details, contact: Jon Stewart at: <a href=\"contact@vasculitis.ca\">contact@vasculitis.ca<\/a>                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                <li>\n                            <div style=\"padding:10px\">\n                                \n                                                                 <div class=\"news-info\" >      \n                                    <div style=\"color:#dd3333;font-size:14px\" class=\"newsscroller_title\" >                                            <a style=\"color:#dd3333\" href='https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/#'  >Saturday, May 2, 2026, 12 Noon ET                                            <\/a>                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n    <!--                                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>-->\n                                                                            <div class=\"scrollercontent\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12px\" >\n                                            VFC Annual General Meeting<br \/>\r\nLunch with Lucy!  Anti inflammatory diet in practice!<br \/>\r\nIn-person at Kitchener Market and Online Via ZOOM<br \/>\r\nMore details to follow<br \/>\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:contact@vasculitis.ca\">contact@vasculitis.ca<\/a> to attend.                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                                   <\/div>  \n                            <\/div>\n                            <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                                <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                \n               function rvns(fvns){\/in\/.test(document.readyState)?setTimeout(rvns,9,fvns):fvns()}\n               rvns(function(){     \n                var $n = jQuery.noConflict();  \n                        $n(function(){\n                                $n('#news-container_9366').vTicker({ \n                                        speed: 1700,\n                                        pause: 5000,\n                                        animation: '',\n                                        mousePause: true,\n                                        height:375,\n                                        direction:'up'\n                                });                                            \n                        });\n\n                });\n            <\/script><!-- end print_verticalScroll_func -->\n            <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82caa98\" data-id=\"82caa98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b81ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b81ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><br \/>Vasculitis News<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02a6ce premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"d02a6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;scroll_to_offset&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"7\" data-pagination=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1879\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tNew Vasculitis Quality-of-Life Survey! Your Voice Matters to Help Us Understand Life with Vasculitis in Canada!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 19, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Living with Vasculitis is challenging and you know that better [&hellip;]<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1879\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=28\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">Events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1875\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tVFC 2025 Annual Fall Lectures\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>October 26, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Join us at the VFC 2025 Annual Fall Lectures in-person [&hellip;]<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1875\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=28\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">Events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1860\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tVFC 2024 Annual Fall Lectures returns in-person, and on ZOOM Saturday, November 9, 2024!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>October 25, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Join us in-person** or simultaneously on ZOOM! Patient education is [&hellip;]<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1860\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=16\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">In Memorium<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1839\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Matthew Zupanc Memorial Fund\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>October 11, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Vasculitis Foundation Canada is pleased to announce The Matthew Zupanc [&hellip;]<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1839\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1764\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tHave you completed the new research survey on dental health in patients with vasculitis?\u00a0 If not, the survey will only take you about 10-15 minutes.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>June 25, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">You are being invited to participate in a research survey [&hellip;]<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1764\" target=\"_self\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=28\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-302d0cf\">Events<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?cat=5\" class=\"\">News<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vasculitis.ca\/?p=1758\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tVFC Announces the 26th Anniversary Picnic &#038; 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The sequence in which A, T, C, and G are strung along the strand of DNA in organisms\u2019 cells ultimately determines the species.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-free\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-testimonial-post-title\">There are multiple genes\/gene variants involved in GPA<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"sp-testimonial-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-content\"><p><i>There are multiple genes\/gene variants involved in GPA and for certain these are also present in healthy people <\/i><b><i>&#8211; <\/i><\/b><b><i>one has to have the &#8220;right\u201d combination of genes as well as some environmental trigger to get the disease.<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"sp-testimonial-client-name\">Dr. Katherine Siminovitch<\/h4> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-client-designation\">(From research funded by VFC, VF, the Erna Baird Memorial Grant &amp; many others, including DNA samples donated from thousands of GPA patients)<\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-free\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-testimonial-post-title\">HLA is a really pivotal set of genes<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"sp-testimonial-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-content\"><p><b><i>HLA is a really pivotal set of genes involved in your capacity to respond to any kind of infection<\/i><\/b><b><i> <\/i><\/b><i>and HLA-DPB1 is involved in the etiology of GPA<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"sp-testimonial-client-name\">Dr. Katherine Siminovitch<\/h4> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-client-designation\">(From research funded by VFC, VF, the Erna Baird Memorial Grant &amp; many others, including DNA samples donated from thousands of GPA patients) <\/div><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-item swiper-slide\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-free\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-testimonial-post-title\">There are many voyages in life<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"sp-testimonial-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-content\"><p><em>There are many voyages in life, until the final destination. 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