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Autoantibodies
Anti-argonaute 2 (Ago2/Su) and –Ro antibodies are the common autoantibody specificities in primary anti-phospholipid syndrome (PAPS)
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  1. A Ceribelli,
  2. I Cavazzana,
  3. F Franceschini,
  4. A Tincani,
  5. B A Pauley,
  6. J Y F Chan,
  7. E K L Chan,
  8. M Satoh
  1. Rheumatology Unit and Chair, Università degli Studi, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.129577f

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    Purpose

    Primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) is defined as patients with anti-phospholipid antibodies and thrombotic or obstetric symptoms, without systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) or other systemic rheumatic diseases. PAPS patients can have incomplete SLE-like features and some can evolve into SLE during follow-up. However, few studies systematically examined lupus autoantibodies and their clinical significance in PAPS. The aim of our study is to characterise lupus autoantibodies in PAPS to analyse their clinical and laboratory correlations …

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