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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Criteria and non-criteria anti-phospholipid antibodies in the different clinical forms of antiphospholipid syndrome.

Oscar Cabrera-Marante, Daniel Pleguezuelo, Sara Garcinuño, Laura Naranjo, Raquel Díaz-Simón, Francisco Javier Gil-Etayo, Denis Zafra, Fernando Lozano-Morillo, Luis Morillas, Magdalena Abad and 6 more

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Oscar Cabrera-Marante *Immunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Daniel Pleguezuelo *Immunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Sara Garcinuño *Immunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Laura NaranjoImmunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Raquel Díaz-SimónInternal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Francisco Javier Gil-EtayoHLA and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Universitario de Samanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Denis ZafraHematology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Fernando Lozano-MorilloRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Luis MorillasRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Magdalena AbadGynecology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Olga VillarGynecology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio Martínez-SalioInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.
Tito Leoncio Lizarraga-HurtadoOccupational Medicine, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Estela Paz-ArtalImmunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio SerranoImmunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Manuel SerranoImmunology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.

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Abstract

Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by thrombotic symptoms (venous, arterial, or small vessels) and/or gestational morbidity in patients carrying antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs). Criteria aPLs include anti-cardiolipin antibodies, anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I (aB2GPI) antibodies of the IgG or IgM isotypes, and lupus anticoagulant (LA). However, there are aPLs that are associated with APS events but are not included in the criteria (extra-criteria). The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and association of criteria and extra-criteria aPLs with APS clinical events. Methods: A total of 838 patients with clinical manifestations of APS were studied. In total, 715 presented with vascular manifestations, and 130 presented with obstetric morbidity. We measured levels of criteria aPLs, and the extra-criteria aPLs determined were anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin (aPS/PT) of IgG and IgM isotypes and aB2GPI IgA. Results: Classic aPL, aPS/PT, and aB2GPI IgA positivity showed a significant and independent association with thrombosis (OR: 2.40, 2.36, and 2.53 respectively). IgA aB2GP1 was the only aPL significantly associated with the five types of thrombotic events (venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and arterial thrombosis). Regarding obstetric APS, the most relevant antibodies were classic aPL of IgM isotype (OR: 36.04) and aPS/PT of both isotypes (OR: 4.4). The other aPL studied did not show association in multivariate analysis. Discussion: The degree of clinical association for each group of aPLs was different depending on the form of presentation (vascular or obstetric) and the presence or absence of autoimmune diseases. Moreover, a fair level of agreement between LA and aPS/PT positivity was found; therefore, aPS/PT should not be referred to as a surrogate marker of LA.

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Antibodies, AntiphospholipidAntiphospholipid SyndromeAdultAgedbeta 2-Glycoprotein IFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiddle AgedPregnancyThrombosisYoung AdultAntibodies, Antiphospholipidbeta 2-Glycoprotein IImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Manti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombinanti-phospholipid antibodiesanti-phospholipid syndromelupus anticoagulantthrombosis

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PMCPMC12354381

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