Pediatric lupus nephritis: impact of ethnicity on histological subtype and initial presentation
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Pediatric lupus nephritis: impact of ethnicity on histological subtype and initial presentation
Methods A single-center cohort study of all consecutive patients <18 years of age with biopsy proven LN diagnosed in 1980–2006 was performed. Self-designated ethnicity, clinical and laboratory features including renal function, urinalysis and overall activity (SLEDAI) were recorded. Associations of ethnicities, LN subtypes, clinical and laboratory variables were tested using chi-squared analysi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p233