Prospective Pediatric Lupus Nephritis Study (H-35050)

A cohort study enrolling patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), to link biological samples (urine, blood, saliva, and kidney tissue) with kidney biopsy, ambulatory blood pressure, clinical, and outcomes data. This study is ongoing, from sites all over North America, through the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC). Baylor is the lead site, maintains the study database, and manages the biorepository.