Validation of the new classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus on a patient cohort from a national referral center: a retrospective study.

CONCLUSION: Although the SLICC-12 criteria were superior to the ACR-97 and were more sensitive for diagnosing early SLE, their specificity in our population was too low. The sensitivity of the SLICC-12 classification is increased by better defined clinical features within each criterion. Our results contribute to the current initiative for developing new criteria for SLE. PMID: 31483119 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Croat Med J Source Type: research