Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio at diagnosis can estimate vasculitis activity and poor prognosis in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: a retrospective study
Abstract Background Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was introduced to predict poor prognosis in various diseases, but not all variants of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). In this study, we aimed to investigate whether NLR at diagnosis can estimate vasculitis activity at diagnosis and poor prog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0992-4 |