Beta2-microglobulin can be a disease activity marker in systemic lupus erythematosus

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 339, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-340

  Kim, Hyoun Ah ^a   Jeon, Ja Young ^a   Yoon, Jeong Moon ^a   Suh, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beta2 microglobulin; Disease activity; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; COMPLEMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KOREA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAR RASH; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PROTEINURIA; RASH; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950927550     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181d26dfb     Document Type: Article

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