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Interaction of beta2-glycoprotein I with members of the low density lipoprotein receptor family.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Aug 2006
Pennings M T T, van Lummel M, Derksen R H W M, Urbanus R T, Romijn R A, Lenting P J, de Groot P G
Abstract excerpt
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a non-inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of autoantibodies that recognize beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) bound to phospholipids. We have previously demonstrated that dimerization of beta2GPI by autoantibodies induces platelet activation, involving the platelet receptor apolipoprotein...
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