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Beta-2-glycoprotein-I, infections, antiphospholipid syndrome and therapeutic considerations.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Aug 2004
Blank Miri, Shoenfeld Yehuda
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Evidence supports the association between infectious agents, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and anti-beta2-glycoprotein-I (beta2GPI) antibodies. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the role of bacteria/viruses in induction of an autoimmune condition, such as molecular mimicry between structures of a pathogen and self antigen and bystander activation...
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