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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Comparison between groups in the 5th year of observation showed that the treatment group had a longer time of the stable phase (305. 41 + / - 14. 32 days) ; lower SLEDAI scores (8. 28 + / - 4. 12) and 24-h urinary protein (0. 18 + / - 0. 01) g, and a higher level of C3 (0. 98 + / - 0. 35 g/L) than those in the control group (190. 22 + / - 15. 43 days, 12. 79 + / - 5. 43 scores, 0. 31 + / - 0. 06 g and 0. 73 + / - 0. 34 g/L), respectively, with statistical significances (P < 0. 05).