Diagnostic performance of serum cystatin C and complement component 1q in lupus nephritis

Abstract Background The information concerning non-invasive, easily obtainable, and accurate biomarkers for diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN) is extremely limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of cystatin C (CysC) and complement component 1q (C1q) for LN. Methods...

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Main Authors: Bei Xu, Ya-mei Zhang, Yu-wei Yang, Yun-shuang Liu, Jia-fu Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-019-2065-x