Development of a Novel Renal Activity Index of Lupus Nephritis in Children and Young Adults

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• 作者：Hermine I. Brunner ; Michael R. Bennett ; Khalid Abulaban ; Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman ; Kathleen M. O&#39 ; Neil ; Lori Tucker ; Stacy P. Ardoin ; Kelly A. Rouster-Stevens ; Karen B. Onel ; Nora G. Singer ; B. Anne Eberhard ; Lawrence K. Jung ; Lisa Imundo ; Tracey B. Wright ; David Witte ; Brad H. Rovin ; Jun Ying and Prasad Devarajan
• 刊名：Arthritis Care & Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：68
• 期：7
• 页码：1003-1011
• 全文大小：237K
• ISSN：2151-4658

文摘

Noninvasive estimation of the degree of inflammation seen on kidney biopsy with lupus nephritis (LN) remains difficult. The objective of this study was to develop a Renal Activity Index for Lupus (RAIL) that, based solely on laboratory measures, accurately reflects histologic LN activity.