Table 5.
Cohorts studied with the lectin ELISA.
Cohort | Abbreviation | Number of samples |
---|---|---|
Patients with primary APS | PAPS | 12 |
Patients with APS and SLE as underlying disease | SAPS | 10 |
Patients with SLE without symptoms of APS harbouring circulating aPL | SLE + aPL | 15 |
Asymptomatic carriers of aPL | aaPL | 6 |
Healthy children with circulating anti-β2GP1 | — | 16 |
APS = antiphospholipid syndrome; aPL = antiphospholipid antibodies; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus.