The Diagnostic Value of New Additional Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

CONCLUSION: Our data support the findings of previously published studies and attribute the clinical significance of additional aPL antibodies, particularly aPS, in identifying non-criteria APS cases. In the future, along with conventional aPL antibodies, these additional antibodies should be included as standard laboratory tests in the revised Sapporo criteria.PMID:34452895

Source: Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science - August 28, 2021 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Haitham Khogeer Shatha Altahan Ali Alrehaily Aamir Sheikh Khalid Awartani Murad Al-Kaff Saleh Saleh Hazzaa Alzahrani Areej Alfattani Tarek Owaidah Source Type: research