title: Epidemiology of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
abstract: The prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in normals and SLE patients is reviewed. The frequency of complications of antiphospholipid antibodies (thrombosis, pregnancy morbidity) in the literature and in the Hopkins Lupus Cohort is summarized.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. mpetri@welch.jhu.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petri
mesh_terms: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid