TY - JOUR AU - Florim, Greiciane MS AU - Caldas, Heloisa C. AU - de Melo, Julio CR AU - Baptista, Maria Alice SF AU - Fernandes, Ida MM AU - Savoldi-Barbosa, Marcela AU - Goldman, Gustavo H. AU - Abbud-Filho, Mario PY - 2015 DA - 2015/04/15 TI - Fetal microchimerism in kidney biopsies of lupus nephritis patients may be associated with a beneficial effect JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - 101 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Microchimeric male fetal cells (MFCs) have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, and published studies have further correlated MFC with lupus nephritis (LN). In the present study, we evaluated the frequency of MFC in the renal tissue of patients with LN. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0615-4 DO - 10.1186/s13075-015-0615-4 ID - Florim2015 ER -