The clinical significance of coagulation and the inflammatory response in autoimmunity.

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Maintenance of normal blood flow requires equilibrium between procoagulant and anticoagulant factors; occasionally, procoagulant activity predominates, leading to clot formation; frequently, tissue damage is the triggering factor. Hereditary factors, primary or acquired, play a role in the development of thrombosis. Primary thrombophilia is associated with hereditary factors, which promote hypercoagulability...

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