highly significantP = 0.0064
Moreover, we found that serum HMGB1 concentrations showed a highly significant correlation with SLE disease activity index score (SLEDAI) ( r = 0.4715, P = 0.0064, Figure 1(c) ) and anti-dsDNA antibody levels ( r = 0.6257, P = 0.0001, Figure 1(d) ).