Obstetric and vascular antiphospholipid syndrome: same antibodies but different diseases?

Obstetric and vascular antiphospholipid syndrome: same antibodies but different diseases?Obstetric and vascular antiphospholipid syndrome: same antibodies but different diseases?, Published online: 11 June 2018; doi:10.1038/s41584-018-0032-6Vascular and obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome are associated with the same pathogenic antiphospholipid antibodies but differ with respect to their associated clinical manifestations. The expression and distribution of β2 glycoprotein I, the main target of antiphospholipid antibodies, might explain these differences.

Source: Nature Reviews Rheumatology - June 11, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Pier Luigi Meroni Maria Orietta Borghi Claudia Grossi Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola Paolo Durigutto Francesco Tedesco Source Type: research