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Background: Although Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) has been found to be significantly increased in renal failure and heart failure, the biomarker potential of HE4 has not been explored in SLE.Objective: To investigate whether serum HE4 could constitute a potential novel and useful biomarker for lupus nephritis (LN) and chronic kidney disease(CKD) in systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) patients.