The ISN/RPS 2016 classification predicts renal prognosis in patients with first-onset class III/IV lupus nephritis

Abstract Lupus nephritis (LN) is a life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. The 2003 pathological classification of LN was revised in 2016; it quantitatively evaluates the interstitium in addition to the glomeruli. We performed a retrospective multi-centre cohort study and inve...

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Main Authors: Asaka Hachiya, Munetoshi Karasawa, Takahiro Imaizumi, Noritoshi Kato, Takayuki Katsuno, Takuji Ishimoto, Tomoki Kosugi, Naotake Tsuboi, Shoichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78972-1