The impact of normal serum complement levels on the disease classification and clinical characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Background Some patients have normal levels of complement during the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), although decreased serum levels of complement are a hallmark of the active phase of the disease. This study investigated the clinical characteristics, impact on the classifi...

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Main Authors: Ryota Takamatsu, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Dai Kishida, Takanori Ichikawa, Yoshiki Sekijima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-022-00283-y