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Antiphospholipid antibodies and thrombosis: association with acquired activated protein C resistance in venous thrombosis and with hyperhomocysteinemia in arterial thrombosis.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Dec 2004
Kassis Jeannine, Neville Carolyn, Rauch Joyce, Busque Lambert, Chang Erika R, Joseph Lawrence, Le Comte Martine, Subang Rebecca, Fortin Paul R
Abstract excerpt
Although antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are associated with thrombosis, it is not known who with aPL is at higher risk for thrombosis. It was the aim of this cross-sectional study to investigate how thrombophilic factors contribute to venous or arterial thrombosis in aPL-positive individuals. In outpatient test centres at two tertiary care hospitals, two hundred and eight (208) persons requiring aPL testing...
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