Investigators assessed the frequency of lupus flares in patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis or with a kidney transplant.

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At univariable analysis, both anti-C1q antibodies and non-use of hydroxychloroquine predicted renal flares at baseline and 6 and 12 months. Proteinuria (24/h proteinuria and proteinuria 0.5 g/day or ...

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DESTIN, Fla. — An increasing array of B-cell targeting approaches may aid clinicians in managing the cycles and flares of lupus, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology ...

Immunological testing was performed for C3 and C4 complement fractions, anti-double-stranded DNA, and anti-C1q antibodies. In proliferative lupus nephritis, anti-DNA and anti-C1q antibodies were ...

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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Lupus nephritis (LN) is an immune complex glomerulonephritis commonly associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has emerged as a ...

DESTIN, Fla. — Despite new therapies and evolving research, lupus nephritis continues to present clinical and research challenges, according to a presenter at the Congress of Clinical ...

A new survey commissioned by the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) for Lupus Awareness Month in May, reveals that lupus remains mostly unknown and misunderstood, despite its widespread prevalence.