Correlation of buccal micronucleus with disease activity score using buccal micronucleus cytome analysis (BMCA) in systemic lupus erythematosus

• Main Authors: Khalil Assiri (Author), Mohammad Shahul Hameed (Author), Ali Azhar Dawasaz (Author), Eman Alamoudi (Author), Alhussain Mohammad Asiri (Author), Hitesh Vij (Author), Muhammed Ajmal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: A disease activity score obtained by using systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) has traditionally been a reliable method to assess the SLE status of patients. More recently, a buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMCA) has been developed for use as a biomarker of DNA...