Background The performance and standardization of anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-β 2
glycoprotein I antibodies (aβ 2 GPI) tests for the confirmation of diagnosis of …

Antiphospholipid antibodies (a PL) comprise a heterogeneous group of antibodies directed
against phospholipids and/or protein‐complexed phospholipids. a PL are associated with …

This chapter reviews several important themes pertaining to the antiphospholipid syndrome
(APS), including a description of the clinical features, a discussion of the main autoantigen …

Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are antiphospholipid antibodies that interfere with in vitro
phospholipid-dependent clotting tests, but are associated in vivo with significant clinical …

The threshold between low and medium antibody levels for anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-β2
glycoprotein I antibodies (aβ2GPI) for the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) …

This issue of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine includes a report by Pradella and
colleagues regarding a cooperative multicentre study to define the upper limits of normal for …

Objectives: To investigate the performance characteristics and impact of newly developed
reference calibrators on the commutability between anti–β2 glycoprotein I (anti–β2 GPI) …

Background The threshold for clinically relevant levels of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies
for the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) remains a matter of debate. As new …

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Silvia Pierangeli was one of the most respected, prolific and well-liked investigators in the
field of antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)/antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) research. In the …