Analysis of Erythrocyte C4d to Complement Receptor 1 Ratio: Use in Distinguishing between Infection and Flare-Up in Febrile Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Objective. Fever in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be caused by infection or flare-up of the disease. This study aimed to determine whether the ratio of the level of erythrocyte-bound C4d to that of complement receptor 1 (C4d/CR1) can serve as a useful biomarker in the differentiation betwee...

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Autores principales: Chen, Chen-Hung, Tai, Shun-Ban, Chen, Hsiang-Cheng, Yang, Deng-Ho, Peng, Ming-Yieh, Lin, Yuh-Feng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/939783

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/939783

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