SLE patient characteristics.

Patient characteristics and disease activity (SLEDAI) scores for samples analyzed by microarray. All patients were female. dsDNA indicates anti-dsDNA antibodies, reference range <50 IU/ml was Normal, >60 IU/ml was Increased; C3, normal values were 0.75–1.65 g/l, C4 normal values were 0.14–0.54 g/l, ESR, normal values were 0–20 mm/hr; Prot, Yes indicates proteinuria >500 mg/day and nd indicates data was not available. Medications: Pred,10 mg/day prednisone; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; MTX, methotrexate; AZP, azathioprine; MM, mycophenolate mofetil.