Anti C1q antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus /
الأجسام المضادة للمكمل المناعى سي ١ كيو فى مرض الذئبة الحمراء الجهازى
Noha Khalil Mohamed Khalil ; Supervised Aysha I. Z. Badawi , Mona Wassef , Sawsan Fadda
- Cairo : Noha Khalil Mohamed Khalil , 2013
- 143 P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial disease its precise pathogenesis is unclear. There is growing evidence in favor of a clearance deficiency of apoptotic cells as the core mechanism in the pathogenesis of SLE. To assess the presence of anti-c1q antibodies in patient with SLE with and without activity, correlate the presence of these antibodies with lupus nephritis, and assess its predictive value for subsequent lupus nephritis