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Saturday, September 01, 2007

At risk for thrombosis: FXII autoantibodies and the antiphospholipid syndrome
From the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, April 2007

People with lupus who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are at risk for blood clots, including heart attacks, strokes, clots in the legs, lungs, or other organs, and pregnancy complications. Researchers for this study of 127 patients found antibodies to Factor XII (FXII), a protein that plays a role in preventing blood clots, were present in 40% of the lupus patients as opposed to only 7% of the healthy people. Read more >

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