We also review data on serological tests and novel biomarkers alleged to aid the diagnosis of SLE. Diagnostic criteria for nonspecialists are an unmet need in SLE, a vacuum currently filled in ...

“Classification criteria aren’t the same as diagnostic criteria but are often ... criteria and the SLICC 2012 criteria counted each SLE manifestation equally with one exception — the SLICC ...

Complications from SLE, such as organ involvement, as well as age of onset and race, were used as weighting criteria. Renal involvement was given the highest weighting score, followed by seizures ...

Specifically, the panel includes testing of ANA, dsDNA, Avise MCV, EC4d and BC4d. The Avise SLE diagnostic differentiates itself by using cell-bound complements because of their increased performance ...