The activated seven lupus anticoagulant assay detects clinically significant antibodies

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-337

  Moore, Gary W ^a   Rangarajan, Savita ^a   Savidge, Geoffrey F ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated seven lupus anticoagulant assay; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Lupus anticoagulants

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; SNAKE VENOM; VIPER VENOM;

ACTIVATED SEVEN LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT ASSAY; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 45749134655     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029607305099     Document Type: Article

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