Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease.
Proliferative lupus nephritis, which is diagnosed by renal biopsy, has significant impact on the tre
Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is a significant cause of mortality and morbid
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component,
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology. Lupus n
Objective Recent genetic studies have revealed that the interleukin (IL) 1 gene complex is associat