Serum calcification propensity is independently associated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Serum calcification propensity is independently associated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with severe cardiovascular complications. The T50 score is a novel functional blood test quantifying calcification propensity in serum. High calcification propensity (or low T50) is a strong and independent determinant of all-cause mortality in variou...

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Main Authors: Suzan Dahdal, Vasilios Devetzis, George Chalikias, Dimitrios Tziakas, Carlo Chizzolini, Camillo Ribi, Marten Trendelenburg, Ute Eisenberger, Thomas Hauser, Andreas Pasch, Uyen Huynh-Do, Spyridon Arampatzis, Swiss Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5783342?pdf=render

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