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Using urinary MCP-1 and TWEAK to assess disease activity in a cohort of South African patients with lupus nephritis
… lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN) is dependent on renal biopsy. Due to its invasiveness, repeat renal biopsy for monitoring disease activity is not recommended, thus creating a need for noninvasive and accurate biomarkers. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 …
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Correlation of urinary mcp-1 and tweak with renal histology and early response to therapy in newly biopsied patients with lupus nephritis in cape town, South Africa
Background: There is need for judicious use of immunosuppression in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN), however this is guided by renal biopsy which is invasive and not freely available in most centres. Novel urinary biomarkers such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and tumour …