Anti-C1q antibodies as a diagnostic marker of proliferative lupus nephritis: Comment on the article by Katsumata et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 324-325

  Trendelenburg, Marten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q ANTIBODY;

BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LETTER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT C1Q; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE;

EID: 84855278199     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.33384     Document Type: Letter

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