Lupus Science & Medicine

Does social support reduce bodily pain among African American women with SLE? Findings from a randomised controlled trial

Objective Peer mentoring has been shown to be an effective intervention for chronic conditions with evidence to suggest that ...
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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in adult macrophage activation syndrome: an observational study in a Chinese cohort

Objective Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a subtype of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), is a rare ...
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Clinical and histological findings at second but not at first kidney biopsy predict end-stage kidney disease in a large multicentric cohort of patients with active lupus nephritis

Objective To investigate second kidney biopsy as predictor of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in active lupus nephritis (LN). Methods Patients with biopsy-proven LN (International Society of ...
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Current and future therapies for SLE: obstacles and recommendations for the development of novel treatments

SLE is a serious, debilitating autoimmune disease that affects various organs and body systems. Of all the heterogeneous autoimmune diseases, SLE is perhaps the most heterogeneous. Patients with SLE, ...