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. 2006 Nov;146(2):339–343. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03219.x

Table 3.

Correlation between the alterations of Fas-, Bcl-2 proteins and pathological features in lupus nephritis.

Lupus nephritis WHO classification Lupus nephritis chronicity index
hr/ hr/
r-value P-value r-value P-value
Creatinine clearance 0·3 0·7 0·7 0·4
β2M (ug/ml) 0·3 0·1 0·7 0·009
24 h protein in urine g/24 h 0·5 0·4 0·5 0·8
Bcl 2 (+) cell/glomerulus 0·3 0·1 0·3 0·3
Fas (+) cell/glomerulus 0·3 0·1 0·3 0·3
Serum Bcl-2 (ng/ml) 0·3 0·2 0·6 0·007
Serum Fas (pg/ml) 0·5 0·2 0·3 0·1