Disease severity of proliferative lupus nephritis in Maghrebians
Disease severity of proliferative lupus nephritis in Maghrebians
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DOI:
10.1177/0961203318772016
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发表时间:
2018-07-01
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影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Houssiau, F. A.
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作者:
Tamirou, F.;Costedoat-Chalumeau, N.;Houssiau, F. A.
Objective To study the influence of Maghrebian ethnicity on lupus nephritis.Methods We retrospectively reviewed the files of a cohort of 194 patients with proliferative lupus nephritis followed in seven lupus centres belonging to three groups: Europeans living in Belgium/France (E; n=111); Maghrebians living in Europe, in casu Belgium/France (ME; n=43); and Maghrebians living in Morocco (MM; n=40). Baseline presentation was compared between these three groups but complete long-term outcome data were available only for E and ME patients.Results At presentation, the clinical and pathological characteristics of lupus nephritis did not differ between E, ME and MM patients. Renal relapses were more common in ME patients (54%) than in E patients (29%) (P