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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 and elevated in her sister. HLA and complement C4 phenotypes showed the presence of class II antigens DR7 and DRw53 and...
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