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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2014-01-01
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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 |