Antiphospholipid syndrome: a clinical and laboratorial challenge

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired autoimmune thrombophilia characterized by the presence of a heterogeneous family of antibodies that bind to plasma proteins with affinity for phospholipid surfaces. The two major protein targets of antiphospholipid antibodies are prothrombin and β2-glyc...

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Main Authors: Luci Maria Santana Dusse, Fernanda Dias e Silva, Letícia Gonçalves Freitas, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Sandra Cristina Armond, Milena Soriano Marcolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2014-01-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302014000200181&lng=en&tlng=en