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Original Article

Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker for disease activity in lupus nephritis

Mohamed S. El ShahawyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mahmoud H. HemidaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology Unit, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hafez A. Abdel-HafezDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology Unit, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Tarek Z. El-BazDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Unit, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Abdel-Wahab M. LotfyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology Unit, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Tarek M. EmranDepartment of Clinical Pathology, AL-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
Pages 264-268 | Received 24 Jan 2018, Accepted 03 Mar 2018, Published online: 13 Mar 2018

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