Comparison of complete renal response and mortality in early- and late-onset lupus nephritis: a multicenter retrospective study of a Japanese cohort

Abstract Background Most patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) progress to lupus nephritis (LN) within 5 years of their SLE diagnosis, although it is not uncommon for LN to develop at later time points. Here we evaluated the clinical features of early- and late-onset LN. Patients and meth...

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Main Authors: Kunihiro Ichinose, Mineaki Kitamura, Shuntaro Sato, Keita Fujikawa, Yoshiro Horai, Naoki Matsuoka, Masahiko Tsuboi, Fumiaki Nonaka, Toshimasa Shimizu, Remi Sumiyoshi, Tomohiro Koga, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Naoki Iwamoto, Takashi Igawa, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Tomoya Nishino, Atsushi Kawakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02271-3