Serum leptin in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: Its correlation with disease activity and some disease parameters

Aim of the work: To evaluate serum leptin levels in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and correlate these levels with clinical and laboratory parameters as well as disease activity using systemic lupus disease activity index (SLEDAI). Patients and methods: The study was conducted on sixty...

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Main Authors: Sahar Fakhreldin Mohammed, Mayada Ali Abdalla, Wesam Mustafa Ismaeil, Marwa Mohammed Sheta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Subjects:
SLE
BMI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116417300662