The complement system plays a major role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). However, the role of complement in SLE is complex since it may both …

Patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) display poor-long term prognosis
and increased mortality in respect of general population. This may be due to continuous …

The aim of the study was to evaluate predictors of disease flares during pregnancy and
obstetric and fetal complications in a cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients …

Ethnicity is a biological and a social construct, which includes ancestral genes and cultural,
geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics shared by populations. 1, 2 In contrast, race …

Corticosteroid-related adverse events (AEs) are commonly reported in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), but are often under-represented in claims data. The most common …

Objective. To determine the frequency of each American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
criterion met at time of enrollment, and the increase in each of the criteria over 5 years …

Objective To evaluate trends in the referral, treatment and outcome of patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Germany over two decades. Methods From 1993 to 2012,∼ …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple
organ systems and whose hallmark is the production of autoantibodies. 1–3 A diagnosis of …

Objective To provide further validation of the Brief Index of Lupus Damage (BILD), assessing
its sensitivity to change in disease status and ability to predict mortality risk. Methods Data …

Despite significant advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), there are only a few drugs approved by the regulatory agencies …