Urinary ALCAM as a biomarker for lupus nephritis
by Dr Cherie Ng and Dr Chaim Putterman Lupus nephritis is an immune-mediated glomerulonephritis that causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematous, a multisystem autoimmune disease. Non-invasive biomarkers are necessary to track disease and treatment response. Urinary ALCAM is a potential biomarker that samples the kidney and is relevant to the […]
