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SUBMITTER: Goilav B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4489544 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goilav Beatrice B Putterman Chaim C Rubinstein Tamar B TB
Biomarkers in medicine 20150101 6
Lupus nephritis (LN), the renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus, is currently diagnosed by histopathology obtained by percutaneous renal biopsy and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. LN is more prevalent and severe in children, requiring aggressive and prolonged immunosuppression. The consequences of the diagnosis and its treatment have devastating long-term effects on the growth, well-being and quality of life of affected children. The ...[more]