Serum C-reactive protein levels can predict organ damage in patients with SLE with the lupus low disease activity state

Tomoya Nakajima, Akira Onishi, Mirei Shirakashi, Ryosuke Hiwa, Hideaki Tsuji, Shuji Akizuki, Ran Nakashima, Hajime Yoshifuji, Masao Tanaka, Ayuko Takatani, Takahisa Onishi, Takashi Kida, Yoshia Miyawaki, Masataka Umeda, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yusuke Matsuo, Dai Kishida, Shuzo Sato, Shigeru Ohno, Michio Fujiwara, Nobuyuki Yajima, Ken-ei Sada, Akio Morinobu, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University, Rheumatic Disease Center, Sasebo Chuo Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Kakogawa Central City Hospital, Graduate School of Medical Science, Inflammation and Immunology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki UniversityGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Kyosai Hospital, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Department of Medicine , Neurology and Rheumatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on July 29, 2026