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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): where does it come from?
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology - 1 Dec 2007
Sherer Yaniv, Blank Miri, Shoenfeld Yehuda
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The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is the most common acquired thrombophilia. It is characterized by venous and arterial thrombosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, and various other clinical manifestations in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Like other autoimmune diseases, the etiology of APS derives from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The most significant environmental factors...
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