High Titer Anti-Basement Membrane Antibodies in a Subset of Patients with Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

CONCLUSION: The addition of anti-basement membrane antibody testing to serologic testing in pSLE may help to monitor disease activity or to define important subsets of patients with risks for specific disease manifestations. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel. PMID: 25926050 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - April 25, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Orjuela A, Suwanichkul A, Canter D, Minard CG, Devaraj S, Hicks MJ, Muscal E, Wenderfer SE Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research