Antiphospholipid antibodies and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Antiphospholipid antibodies (APA) have recently been linked to a variety of clinical findings including arterial and venous thrombosis, recurrent spontaneous abortions and fetal loss, as well as thrombocytopenia. These observations have stimulated multidisciplinary interest in the laboratory identification of APA and the clinical management of patients with positive tests for APA.
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Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Muncie.
D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D002308:Cardiolipins; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D010743:Phospholipids