Proteinuric Remission in Lupus Nephritis Predicts Better Outcomes
Remission of proteinuria in patients with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis(LN) is associated with a good prognosis, South Korean researchers reportedonline ahead of print in Lupus. A team led by Ho Jun Chin, MD, of Seoul National University Bundang Hospitalstudied 26 men and 167 women with biopsy-confirmed diffuse proliferative LN.Patients had a mean age of 31.2…