antiphospholipid syndrome

initialism: APS
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One of the most common autoimmune diseases, characterized by thrombosis, recurrent spontaneous abortions, and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.
Note: Antiphospholipid syndrome may occur as an isolated disease (primary APS) or in combination with another autoimmune disease, especially systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (secondary APS).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1127 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'antiphospholipid syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12899 RIS BibTex EndNote
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