Clinical
Features of APL
1-2% of population test positive for
APL
Incidence:
5-15% of individuals with recurrent
venous or arterial thrombosis test positive for APL
Alloimmune APL antibodies:
The majority of APL
antibodies are this type
Associated with
bacterial/viral/parasitic infections
Disappear in 6 weeks
Autoimmune APL antibodies:
50% of SLE patients have
APL antibodies
Rheumatoid Arthritis and
Sjögren syndrome
Types of APL
antibodies:
