Urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 as a biomarker of lupus nephritis activity in children

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a life-long, life-limiting and multi-systemic autoimmune disease. Glomerulonephritis is one of the most serious manifestations of SLE. Younger children have an increased incidence, severity and morbidity of lupus nephritis (LN) compared with adult-onset disease....

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Main Authors: Emad E Ghobrial, Azza A El Hamshary, Ashraf G Mohamed, Yomna A Abd El Raheim, Ahmed A Talaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=3;spage=507;epage=515;aulast=Ghobrial