Motomu Hashimoto

Serum C4/C3 ratio at disease onset predicts end-stage renal disease in microscopic polyangiitis: the multicentre REVEAL cohort

We investigated whether serum complement C3 and C4 levels and the C4/C3 ratio at disease onset were associated with clinical features, renal involvement, and prognosis in microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Patients were stratified into tertiles according to baseline C3 and C4 levels...