High Levels of IgA Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus erythematosus, Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura, Sneddon’s Syndrome and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Marta Baleva; Boris Boyanovsky; Krasimir Nikolov; Zlatimir Kolarov; Milena Nikolova

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614917

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(06): 1774-1775
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614917

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High Levels of IgA Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus erythematosus, Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura, Sneddon’s Syndrome and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Marta Baleva

¹From the University Alexander Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Boris Boyanovsky

¹From the University Alexander Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Krasimir Nikolov

¹From the University Alexander Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Zlatimir Kolarov

¹From the University Alexander Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Milena Nikolova

¹From the University Alexander Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

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