Correlation of Serum Soluble Interleukin-7 Receptor and Anti-C1q Antibody in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Correlation between serum concentrations of sIL-7R and serum concentrations of anti-C1q antibody, anti-dsDNA antibody, C3, and C4 in SLE patients. (a) Correlation between serum sIL-7R concentration and the level of anti-C1q antibody in SLE patients (). (b) Correlation between serum sIL-7R concentration and the level of anti-dsDNA antibody in SLE patients (). (c) Correlation between serum sIL-7R concentration and the C3 concentration in SLE patients (). (d) Correlation between serum sIL-7R concentration and the C4 concentration in SLE patients (). Spearman and values are displayed in each of the graphs. value by two-tailed Pearson correlation test. NS: no statistical difference.

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