Immunology of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Antibodies, Antigens, and Autoimmune Response

Robert A. S. Roubey

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615893

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(02): 656-661
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615893

Research Article

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Immunology of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Antibodies, Antigens, and Autoimmune Response

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Robert A. S. Roubey

¹Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Abstract

Introduction

The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune condition in which a group of autoantibodies are thought to play a direct role in the pathogenesis of thrombosis, fetal loss, and other clinical manifestations. This review will focus on the nature of these autoantibodies, the antigens they recognize, and mechanisms that may contribute to autoimmunity and the production of autoantibodies in patients with APS.

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