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Antiphospholipid syndrome – a life threatening condition Cover

Antiphospholipid syndrome – a life threatening condition

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|Jul 2019

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Abbreviations

APS

:antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

aPL

:antiphospholipid antibodies

LA

:lupus anticoagulant

aCL

:anticardiolipin

aβ2GPI

:anti-β2 glycoprotein-I antibodies

DVT

:deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

PE

:pulmonary embolism (PE)

AST

:aspartate transaminase

ALT

:alanine transaminase

CK

:creatine kinase

LDH

:lactate dehydrogenase

ESR

:erythrocyte sedimentation rate

APTT

:activated partial thromboplastin time

INR

:International Normalized Ratio

ANCA

:anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

SSA

:Anti-Sjogren’s Syndrome A

SSB

:Anti-Sjogren’s Syndrome B

ANA

:antinuclear antibodies

dsDNA

:anti-double stranded DNA antibodies

RF

:Rheumatoid Factor

UFH

:unfractionated heparin

SLE

:systemic lupus erythematosus

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2019-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2284-5623 | Journal ISSN: 1841-6624 (formerly 2284-5623)
Language: English
Page range: 333 - 337
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2018
Accepted on: Feb 26, 2019
Published on: Jul 30, 2019
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2019 Laura Elena Iliescu, Adriana Mercan-Stanciu, Letitia Toma, Simona Ioanitescu, published by Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
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