Clinical impact of repeat renal biopsies in patients with lupus nephritis: Renal biopsy is essential especially later in the course of the disease

• Smaragdi Marinaki,
• Eleni Kapsia,
• George Liapis,
• Hariklia Gakiopoulou,
• Chrysanthi Skalioti,
• Kyriaki Kolovou,
• John Boletis

Affiliations

Smaragdi Marinaki

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

Eleni Kapsia

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

George Liapis

1st Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

Hariklia Gakiopoulou

1st Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

Chrysanthi Skalioti

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

Kyriaki Kolovou

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece

John Boletis

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece