Laboratory tests in the diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric rheumatic diseases: an update

L Breda, M Nozzi, S De Sanctis, F Chiarelli - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the literature to evaluate the role of common laboratory tests
and to examine the recent progress in the laboratory diagnosis of pediatric rheumatic …

Antiphospholipid antibodies in response to infection

T Avčin, N Toplak - Current rheumatology reports, 2007 - Springer
An association between infections and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) has been reported
in several epidemiologic and experimental studies. Infection-induced aPL have been …

β2-Glycoprotein I: a novel component of innate immunity

Ç Ağar, PG de Groot, M Mörgelin… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Sepsis is a systemic host response to invasive infection by bacteria. Despite treatment with
antibiotics, current mortality rates are in the range of 20%-25%, which makes sepsis the …

Lupus Anticoagulant (LAC) testing in patients with inflammatory status: does C-reactive protein interfere with LAC test results?

SME Schouwers, JR Delanghe… - Thrombosis …, 2010 - thrombosisresearch.com
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an auto-immune disorder defined by the presence
of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies and associated with vascular thrombosis and/or …

Pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome

CL Aguiar, A Soybilgic, T Avcin, BL Myones - Current rheumatology reports, 2015 - Springer
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a multisystem autoimmune condition characterized by
vascular thromboses associated with persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies …

支原体肺炎合并肺栓塞一例临床分析

苏海燕, 金尾静, 张海邻, 李昌崇 - 中华儿科杂志, 2012 - cqvip.com
目的探讨儿童支原体肺炎合并肺栓塞的诊断要点. 方法回顾性分析1 例支原体肺炎合并肺栓塞的
临床, 辅助检查特点和随访情况, 并复习文献, 探讨支原体肺炎合并肺栓塞的诊断要点 …

Biosensor analysis of β2-glycoprotein I–reactive autoantibodies: evidence for isotype-specific binding and differentiation of pathogenic from infection-induced …

J Metzger, P Von Landenberg, M Kehrel… - Clinical …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background: For the laboratory diagnosis of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) we
developed a biosensor with the ability to distinguish between disease-relevant anti-β2 …

β2‐Glycoprotein I‐dependent anti‐cardiolipin antibodies associated with periodontitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

CY Wang, IT Chyuan, YL Wang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background: It was reported that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibited
increased levels of anticardiolipin (anti‐CL) antibodies, a class of antiphospholipid …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of anti‐β2‐glycoprotein I autoantibodies in mice by protein H of Streptococcus pyogenes

GMA Van Os, JCM Meijers, C Agar, MV Seron… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by the persistent
presence of anti‐β 2‐glycoprotein I (β 2‐GPI) autoantibodies. β 2‐GPI can exist in two …

The analysis of false prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time (activator: silica): Interference of C‐reactive protein

J Liu, F Li, K Shu, T Chen, X Wang, Y Xie… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background To investigate the effect of C‐reactive protein on the activated partial
thromboplastin time (APTT)(different activators) in different detecting systems. Methods The …