Reactivity against the Five Domains of β2 Glycoprotein I: A Focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Reactivity against the Five Domains of β2 Glycoprotein I: A Focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Beta-2 glycoprotein I (β2GPI) is the main antigenic target for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), the serological markers of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by vascular thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity. aPL are detected in 20 to 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), representing a poor prognostic factor. Indeed, thrombotic eve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2155-9899
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000206