## Abstract Antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies found in patients with autoimmune diseases are also detected in those with inflammatory diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of these antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to evaluate the association of
Prevalence and isotype distribution of antiphospholipid antibodies in unselected Chilean patients with venous and arterial thrombosis
✍ Scribed by Iván Palomo; Jaime Pereira; Marcelo Alarcón; Marcela Vásquez; Carmen Pinochet; MaríaT. Vélez; Jorge Sandoval; Gloria Icaza; Silvia Pierangeli
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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