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SUBMITTER: Volkov I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7229627 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Volkov Ilan I Seguro Luciana L Leon Elaine P EP Kovács László L Roggenbuck Dirk D Schierack Peter P Gilburd Boris B Doria Andrea A Tektonidou Maria G MG Agmon-Levin Nancy N
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<h4>Background</h4>Specific anti-phospholipids antibodies (aPLs) are used as classification criteria of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). These aPLs, although essential for diagnosis, do not predict disease phenotypes, which may require specific therapies. Non-criteria aPLs are rarely evaluated and their role is yet to be defined. In the current study, we aimed to examine the association between criteria and non-criteria aPLs and APS phenotypes.<h4>Methods</h4>Serum samples from 188 subjects, ...[more]