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TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis?
Renal involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus. Early diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN), allowing the instigation of appropriate therapy, remains an important clinical challenge. Current biomarkers in clinical practice are less than ideal, lacking both sensitivity and specificity. In th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3003535/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19951398 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2846 |
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author | Dhaun, Neeraj Kluth, David C |
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description | Renal involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus. Early diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN), allowing the instigation of appropriate therapy, remains an important clinical challenge. Current biomarkers in clinical practice are less than ideal, lacking both sensitivity and specificity. In the previous issue of Arthritis Research & Therapy, Schwartz and colleagues demonstrated the potential value of urinary TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (uTWEAK) as a biomarker for LN. They showed that uTWEAK is elevated in subjects with LN at diagnosis compared with those with systemic lupus erythematosus but no renal disease, and correlates with the degree of clinical disease activity. These data are thought-provoking and provide the platform for future longer-term studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-30035352010-12-18 TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? Dhaun, Neeraj Kluth, David C Arthritis Res Ther Editorial Renal involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus. Early diagnosis of lupus nephritis (LN), allowing the instigation of appropriate therapy, remains an important clinical challenge. Current biomarkers in clinical practice are less than ideal, lacking both sensitivity and specificity. In the previous issue of Arthritis Research & Therapy, Schwartz and colleagues demonstrated the potential value of urinary TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (uTWEAK) as a biomarker for LN. They showed that uTWEAK is elevated in subjects with LN at diagnosis compared with those with systemic lupus erythematosus but no renal disease, and correlates with the degree of clinical disease activity. These data are thought-provoking and provide the platform for future longer-term studies. BioMed Central 2009 2009-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC3003535/ /pubmed/19951398 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2846 Text en Copyright ©2009 BioMed Central Ltd |
spellingShingle | Editorial Dhaun, Neeraj Kluth, David C TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title | TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title_full | TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title_fullStr | TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title_full_unstemmed | TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title_short | TWEAK: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
title_sort | tweak: a novel biomarker for lupus nephritis? |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3003535/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19951398 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2846 |
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