Antiphospholipid and anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I antibodies in monozygotic twin sisters.

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Antiphospholipid and anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I antibodies in monozygotic twin sisters.

The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 1994

Cevallos R, Darnige L, Arvieux J, Veyssier P, Gruel Y

Abstract excerpt

We describe an 18-year-old woman with primary antiphospholipid syndrome whose monozygotic twin sister is as yet an asymptomatic carrier of the lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin, and anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I (beta 2GPI) antibodies. Serum concentrations of beta 2GPI were normal in the patient...

Topics

Adolescent
Alleles
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Autoantibodies
Causality
Complement C4
Diseases in Twins
Female
Glycoproteins
HLA Antigens
Humans
Twins, Monozygotic
beta 2-Glycoprotein I

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