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SUBMITTER: Erkan D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4805354 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Erkan Doruk D Salmon Jane E JE
Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology 20160301 1
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis (arterial, venous, small vessel) and/or pregnancy morbidity occurring in patients with persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Catastrophic APS is the most severe form of the disease, characterized by multiple organ thromboses occurring in a short period and commonly associated with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Similar to patients with complement regulatory gene mutations developing TMA, increased complement act ...[more]