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Higher APOB is associated with poor renal outcome in lupus nephritis.

Key takeaways

This study looked at 462 people with lupus nephritis, a type of kidney disease caused by lupus. It found that people with higher levels of a blood protein called APOB had worse kidney outcomes. This shows a link, but it is not proof that the protein causes the damage. It may help doctors spot who is at higher risk.

Who did this work

Wang Q (Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Sichuan Province, The 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China.) · Wu W (Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Sichuan Province, The 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China.) · Jiang Z (Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Sichuan Province, The 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China. [email protected].)

Source

Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-10-14
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-026-08479-z