Disease and Biomarker Profiling of Chinese Lupus Nephritis

Exclusion Criteria

• •1.Presence of another autoimmune rheumatic disease that is active and constitutes the principalIllness , except for rheumatoid arthritis , Sjogrens syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis 2 . Any glomerulonephritis other than WHO Class l or V lupus nephritis Patients with proliferativenephritis ( Class l or V ) who , in addition , have overlapping histological signs for other glomerulonephritis , e.g. , Class V are eligible at the investigator s discretion 3. History of malignancy with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin orsitu carcinoma of the cervix within the last 2 vears 4 . Urinary system infection 5 . Pregnant women