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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Measuring disease activity in SLE is an ongoing struggle

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New disease activity measures are needed for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Is the new SLE-DAS better than existing measures or are other instruments, or combined scoring methods, required to manage the spectrum of SLE?

Refers to Jesus, D. et al. Derivation and validation of the SLE Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS): a new SLE continuous measure with high sensitivity for changes in disease activity. Ann. Rheum. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214502 (2018).

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Anca D. Askanase

  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Joan T. Merrill

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Askanase, A.D., Merrill, J.T. Measuring disease activity in SLE is an ongoing struggle. Nat Rev Rheumatol 15, 194–195 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-019-0190-1

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