Estudo comparativo entre a síndrome antifosfolípide primária e a secundária: características clínico-laboratoriais em 149 pacientes Comparative study between primary and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome: clinic and laboratorial characteristics of 149 patients [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2008 OBJETIVOS: O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar as características clínicas, laboratoriais e imunológicas dos pacientes com síndrome antifosfolípide (SAF) e comparar indivíduos portadores da síndrome primária com portadores da secundária ...
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Storage in ultra-low-temperature decreases the levels of IgM anticardiolipin antibody in serum samples from tuberculosis patients [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2014 The evaluation of novel tuberculosis (TB) biomarkers relies on analysis of previously stored sample sets. We aimed to determine the effect of storage temperature on serum IgM anticardiolipin antibody levels in samples from TB patients.
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The absence of standardization in antiphospholipid antibody testing may favor the use of 99th percentile cutoffs in antiphospholipid syndrome classification [PDF]
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and HaemostasisBackground: Classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) issued by the American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rhuematology necessitate a positivity for any of the 3 molecular targets: lupus anticoagulant ...
Ariadna Anunciación-Llunell +7 more
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Advances in the Research on Anticardiolipin Antibody [PDF]
Journal of Immunology Research, 2019 Anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) is a kind of autoantibody and is one of the antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs). Phospholipids with a negative charge on platelets and endothelial cell membranes are ACA target antigens.
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Extensive Pulmonary Embolism in late pregnancy associated with Anticardiolipin Antibodies [PDF]
, 2004 The leading cause of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and the puerperium is venous thromboembolism. Though uncommon, the risk is five times higher in a pregnant woman than in a non-pregnant woman of similar age.1,2 In pregnancy, all three ...
Brincat, Mark P. +5 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023 Introduction: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Thrombotic complications appear to be of particular importance in patients with COVID-19.
Somayeh Haghighipour +5 more
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Anticardiolipin and/or anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibodies are associated with adverse IVF outcomes
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 ObjectiveThe purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of anticardiolipin (aCL) and/or anti-β2-glycoprotein-I (aβ2GPI) antibodies, namely antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.Materials and methodsThe study ...
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifests itself in a variety of ways, implying a wide range of host autoimmune responses which could lead to disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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