Risk of Renal Failure within Ten or Twenty Years of SLE Diagnosis.

CONCLUSION: Proteinuria within the first year of diagnosis of SLE is one of the most important predictors of end stage renal disease. Our data also confirm African American ethnicity, younger age at SLE diagnosis and low C3 as strong predictors of renal failure. PMID: 32295853 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - April 14, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Petri M, Barr E, Magder LS Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research