The following is a summary of “Distinct genetic risk loci between biopsy-proven renal and non-renal lupus: a 10-year ...

The following is a summary of “Nomogram for predicting proliferative lupus nephritis in patients with low-level proteinuria,” ...

Furthermore, the biopsy is important for distinguishing ... Finally, a study investigating the predictive power of repeat renal biopsies in lupus nephritis found that a number of patients with ...

Moreover, in patients with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis, urinary NGAL was a significant predictor of renal flare. “Importantly, the performance of urinary NGAL as a predictor of renal flare in ...

The biopsy showed kidney involvement. Within 10 days of showing symptoms ... Then, in 2002, a study out of Europe called the Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial found that lower doses of cyclophosphamide were ...

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN can lead to proteinuria, chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease, and is ...

WASHINGTON -- Lupus nephritis (LN ... Most patients need a second biopsy to get a truer picture of flare risk and renal damage progression. To find a better in vitro test for LN, Fava and ...

were undergoing kidney allograft biopsy or being evaluated for kidney mass; and with known vasculitis or lupus nephritis before the biopsy. In total, 1,982 patients were examined and a combined 22 ...

Children with lupus nephritis who receive belimumab achieve treatment targets faster, and can taper glucocorticoids earlier, than those using standard immunotherapy, according to data published in ...

Lupus nephritis is a severe form of SLE that can lead to late-stage renal failure and require dialysis or even a kidney replacement in the most severe cases. GSK estimates that around 60% of the ...

Hyderabad:IIIT Hyderabad (IIIT-H) and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) have launched India’s first publicly ...