Raid Jassim Mohamed

Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Medical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluation of serum cystatin C in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with and without clinically evident nephritis
  Author(s): Tiba Mohammed Shakir*, Raid Jassim Mohamed and Jalal Abed Altaai
  
  Is an autoimmune, multi-system, chronic, inflammatory, and fatal disease, with different clinical manifestations that have been identified as a common and significant health challenge worldwide. This disease is a disorder of unknown origin that affects several organs and causes various tissue harm by producing and depositing autoantibodies and pathogen immune complexes in tissues and cells. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has adverse effects on various physical, mental, and social dimensions of patients’ health and reduces their quality of life. The process of SLE pathogenesis can cause multiple tissue and organ damage. When the kidney is involved, this condition can lead to lupus nephritis. LN (Lupus Nephritis) occurs in about 40% of SLE patients, mostly within 5 years from the diagnosis, and still presents a rate of progression to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) of (4.3%-10.1%). R.. Read More»
  

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