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. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e99302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099302

Table 4. Prevalence of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) defined as 2 positive test results >12 weeks apart in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients.

aPL double-positivity [%] 6/9 (66.7%)
aPL subsets, n (%*) 3 (50%) CL IgG+
1 (16.7%) CL & β2GPI IgG+
1 (16.7%) CL IgM+
1 (16.7%) CL & β2GPI IgM+

Nine of 13 patients with a positive test result underwent a second antibody testing.

β2GPI, β2 glycoprotein I antibodies; CL, cardiolipin antibodies.

*out of aPL-positive patients.