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Role of urinary osteoprotegerin ( OPG ) as a biomarker for lupus nephritis activity /

Abuhashim Ahmed Abuhashim

Role of urinary osteoprotegerin ( OPG ) as a biomarker for lupus nephritis activity / دور الاوستيوبروتوجرين فى البول كعلامة حيوية لنشاط التهاب الكلى الناتج عن مرض الذئبة الحمراء Abuhashim Ahmed Abuhashim ; Supervised Mohammed Elkhatib , Amal Elshehaby , Mohammed Momtaz Mohammed - Cairo : Abuhashim Ahmed Abuhashim , 2010 - 92P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine

Since kidney biopsies are not repeated at every flare of lupus nephritis , a noninvasive predictor of renal pathology would be very useful in choosing therapy . A biomarker that can forecast lupus nephritis flare well before thresholds of proteinuria , renal function and urine sediment that signal clinical flare are reached would be a valuable tool



Lupus nephritis activity OPG Role of urinary osteoprotegerin