TY - BOOK AU - Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhamid Soliman AU - Amaal Abdou Abdelaal , AU - Mohamed Mostafa Elkhateeb , AU - Omar Yehia Elkhashab , TI - Urine osteoprotegerin as a biomarker in lupus nephritis / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhamid Soliman , KW - Lupus nephritis KW - Systemic lupus erythematosis KW - Urine OPG N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - 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) UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -