Renal biopsy in lupus patients with low levels of proteinuria

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 332-335

  Christopher Stine, Lisa ^a   Siedner, Mark ^a   Lin, Janice ^a   Haas, Mark ^a   Parekh, Hemal ^a   Petri, Michelle ^a   Fine, Derek M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Lupus nephritis; Proteinuria; Renal; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846964112     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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