Serum RANKL, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and RANKL/OPG ratio in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

CONCLUSIONS: Serum RANKL/OPG ratio is elevated in Egyptian children with SLE and is considered a risk factor for reduced bone mass in these children. Other risk factors for low BMD include high CGCS dose and disease duration, supporting that osteoporosis in SLE is multifactorial. PMID: 31403902 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31403902?dopt=Abstract

Source: Lupus - August 11, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ali R, Hammad A, El-Nahrery E, Hamdy N, Elhawary AK, Eid R Tags: Lupus Source Type: research