LGALS9 and systemic lupus erythematosus: The IGS score of the SLE-VASK cohort was significantly correlated with levels of galectin-9 (p<0.001, rho=0.54) and CXCL10 (p=0.004, rho=0.37), but not with CCL2, CCL19 or CXCL8 (Figure 2).