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SUBMITTER: Hartmann LT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128018 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hartmann Lisandra Torres LT Alegretti Ana Paula AP Machado Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro ABMP Martins Eduardo Ferreira EF da Silva Chakr Rafael Mendonça RM Gasparin Andrese Aline AA Monticielo Odirlei André OA
The open rheumatology journal 20180831
<h4>Introduction</h4>The Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) is a platelet activation biomarker that has been recently correlated with disease activity in SLE. We aimed to evaluate the MPV in patients with SLE comparing it with healthy individuals, to study the correlation between MPV and SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) in SLE patients and to analyze possible correlation between MPV and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and complement components C3 and C4.<h4>Methods</h4 ...[more]