Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhamid Soliman <br/><br/>
Urine osteoprotegerin as a biomarker in lupus nephritis /  
 مادة اوستيوبروتيوجيرين فى البول كدلالة التهابات الكلى فى مرضى الذئبة الحمراء 
Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhamid Soliman ; Supervised Omar Yehia Elkhashab , Mohamed Mostafa Elkhateeb , Amaal Abdou Abdelaal 
 - Cairo :   Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhamid Soliman ,   2013 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine 
<br/><br/> Lupus nephritis occurs in over 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) . Reports of 5- year renal survival with treatment ranges from 46 to 95% . Early diagnosis and prompt treatment however may significantly improve the long - term prognosis . Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Lupus nephritis  Systemic lupus erythematosis  Urine OPG