title: Reassessing the status of antiphospholipid syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The antiphospholipid syndrome was initially described in 1986. To reassess the validity of antiphospholipid antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 95 patients with SLE were studied. Their antiphospholipid antibody profile was analysed and correlated with clinical findings such as thrombosis, abortions, or thrombocytopenia. A low prevalence of these antibodies was found (13 patients; 14%) with a high specificity for thrombosis (92%) and abortions (92%). The importance of anticardiolipin antibodies as a risk factor for thrombosis or abortions, or both, in patients with SLE is reaffirmed by this work.
authors.affiliation: Lupus Arthritis Research Unit, Rayne Institute, St Thomas's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vianna
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cervera
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khamashta
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000276:immunology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010743:Phospholipids