Research ArticleArticle
Comparison of Phenotype and Outcome in Microscopic Polyangiitis Between Europe and Japan
Shunsuke Furuta, Afzal N. Chaudhry, Yoshitomo Hamano, Shouichi Fujimoto, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Hirofumi Makino, Seiichi Matsuo, Shoichi Ozaki, Tomomi Endo, Eri Muso, Chiharu Ito, Eiji Kusano, Mieko Yamagata, Kei Ikeda, Daisuke Kashiwakuma, Itsuo Iwamoto, Kerstin Westman and David Jayne
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2014, jrheum.130602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.130602
Shunsuke Furuta
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Afzal N. Chaudhry
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Yoshitomo Hamano
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Shouichi Fujimoto
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Hiroko Nagafuchi
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Hirofumi Makino
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Seiichi Matsuo
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Shoichi Ozaki
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Tomomi Endo
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Eri Muso
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Chiharu Ito
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Eiji Kusano
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Mieko Yamagata
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Kei Ikeda
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Daisuke Kashiwakuma
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Itsuo Iwamoto
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
Kerstin Westman
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
David Jayne
From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
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- Shunsuke Furuta,
- Afzal N. Chaudhry,
- Yoshitomo Hamano,
- Shouichi Fujimoto,
- Hiroko Nagafuchi,
- Hirofumi Makino,
- Seiichi Matsuo,
- Shoichi Ozaki,
- Tomomi Endo,
- Eri Muso,
- Chiharu Ito,
- Eiji Kusano,
- Mieko Yamagata,
- Kei Ikeda,
- Daisuke Kashiwakuma,
- Itsuo Iwamoto,
- Kerstin Westman and
- David Jayne
- From the Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo; Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki; Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama; Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya; Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Kitano Hospital, the Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (H24-General-nannti-ippann-004) and by the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre.
S. Furuta, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; A.N. Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Y. Hamano, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital; S. Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Miyazaki; H. Nagafuchi, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; H. Makino, MD, PhD, Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science; S. Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; S. Ozaki, MD, PhD, Professor, St. Marianna University School of Medicine; T. Endo, MD; E. Muso, MD, PhD, Director, Kitano Hospital; C. Ito, MD, PhD; E. Kusano, MD, PhD, Professor, Jichi Medical University; M. Yamagata, MD; K. Ikeda, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chiba University Hospital; D. Kashiwakuma, MD, PhD; I. Iwamoto, MD, PhD, Director, Asahi General Hospital; K. Westman, MD, PhD, Professor, Skane University Hospital; D. Jayne, MD, FRCP, Director, Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Address correspondence to Dr. S. Furuta, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: shunsuke.furuta@addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Accepted for publication October 9, 2013.
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