Association of anti-nuclesome and anti C1q antibodies with lupus nephritis in an Egyptian cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Table 3 Relationship between anti-nucleosome antibody and renal histopathology in patients with LN.

Renal biopsy, n (%)	Positive anti-nucleosome antibody (N = 24)	Negative anti-nucleosome antibody (N = 16)	x²	P value
Lupus nephritis class I	0	0 (0)	0.000	0.000
Lupus nephritis class II	2 (8.3)	3 (18.8)	0.952	0.329
Lupus nephritis class III	5 (20.8)	8 (50)	2.401	0.121
Lupus nephritis class II –III	5 (20.8)	1 (6.3)	1.601	0.206
Lupus nephritis class IV	9 (37.5)	2 (12.5)	3.009	0.083
Lupus nephritis class V	2 (8.3)	1 (6.3)	0.060	0.806
Lupus nephritis class II & V	1 (4.2)	1 (6.3)	0.088	0.767

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