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Editorial Expression of Concern: Urinary epidermal growth factor as a marker for lupus nephritis: clinical, laboratory, and histopathological study

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation volume 51, Article number: 29 (2024) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 26 February 2021

Editorial Expression of Concern: Egypt Rheumatol Rehabil 48, 13 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00063-4


The Editors-in-Chief would like to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding statistical discrepancies in the data reported in the article [1]. The authors have not been able to provide the original data for examination. Readers are advised to interpret these results with caution.

Hanan S. M. Abozaid, Tamer M. Soliman, Mohamed Ali Ismail, Esam M. Abualfadl and Ahmed Roshdi Hamed Ahmed agree to this editorial expression of concern. Hesham M. Hefny and Emad A. M. Youssef have not responded to any correspondence from the Publisher about this editorial expression of concern.

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  1. Hefny et al (2021) Urinary epidermal growth factor as a marker for lupus nephritis: clinical, laboratory, and histopathological study. Egypt Rheumatol Rehabil 48:13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00063-4

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  1. Clinical Pathology Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Hesham M. Hefny & Tamer M. Soliman

  2. Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt

    Esam M. Abualfadl, Mohamed Ali Ismail & Hanan S. M. Abozaid

  3. Internal Medicine Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Emad A. M. Youssef

  4. Pathology Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Ahmed Roshdi Hamed Ahmed

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Hefny, H.M., Abualfadl, E.M., Youssef, E.A.M. et al. Editorial Expression of Concern: Urinary epidermal growth factor as a marker for lupus nephritis: clinical, laboratory, and histopathological study. Egypt Rheumatol Rehabil 51, 29 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-024-00262-9

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