Testing for antiphospholipid antibodies at autopsy
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Testing for antiphospholipid antibodies at autopsy
Certain issues require further consideration when testing for antiphospholipid antibodies (APLAs), particularly, when the tests are to be carried out during autopsy [1–3]. First and foremost, laboratory tests must be positive on at least two different occasions, at least 12 weeks apart [4]. We have to keep in mind that APLAs may appear (transiently or persistently) in a wide variety of clinical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1547-769X,1556-2891
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9528-9