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Are spot urine samples adequate for assessment of proteinuria in patients with lupus nephritis?

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boxed-textBirmingham DJ et al. (2007) Spot urine protein/creatinine ratios are unreliable estimates of 24 h proteinuria in most systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis flares. Kidney Int 72: 865–870

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