BAPTISTA , Daniela

Background: Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and thromboembolic or pregnancy complications. Although cryptic epitope R39-R43 belonging to beta-2-glycoprotein 1 (beta 2GP1) has been identified as the main antigenic determinant for aPLs, we have...