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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2022

Identification of novel classes for patients with lupus nephritis using two-step cluster model.

Ting Huang, Shasha Xie, Liqing Ding, Xiaofeng Zeng, Hui Luo

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Ting HuangDepartment of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shasha XieDepartment of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Liqing DingDepartment of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xiaofeng ZengDepartment of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, 100730, Beijing, China.
Hui LuoDepartment of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Luohui@csu.edu.cn.

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national natural science foundation of china No. 81771765
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objectiveTo identify and reclassify the patients in the lupus nephritis (LN) cohort, and to further analyze the prominent clinical features and clinical significance of each cluster.

methodsIn this retrospective cross-sectional study, we used a two-step clustering method to classify 635 patients with LN into different clusters, then we observed the main differences and analyzed relevant clinical significance between the clusters.

resultsCluster 1 (20.5%) presented with the highest disease severity, patients in this group had the disease for a longer duration and higher systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) score, with multiple positive auto-antibodies and lower complement level. Patients of cluster 2 (20.8%) had lower levels of IgG, IgA and IgM, with renal function being relatively worse in this cluster than in clusters 1 and 3. Cluster 3 was the largest group (58.7%), and the patients in this group showed mild disease severity.

conclusionThis study reclassified LN patients in a large cohort into three clusters. Our classification might be helpful to implement targeted therapy at various stages of systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisCross-Sectional StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexAnti-nuclear antibodyCohortDamage indexErythematosusImmunoglobulin

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