Anti-Myeloperoxidase Antibodies Associate with Future Proliferative Lupus Nephritis.

Journal: Autoimmune diseases
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The subclinical pathophysiology of proliferative lupus nephritis (PLN) has not been fully elucidated. Myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) is associated with PLN, but prediagnostic levels have not been reported.

Authors

  • S W Olson
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
  • J J Lee
    Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
  • M Poirier
    San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr., Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
  • D J Little
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
  • L K Prince
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
  • T P Baker
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
  • J D Edison
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
  • K C Abbott
    The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

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