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ArticleEuropean stroke journal2026

Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I IgG antibodies are associated with early-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke.

Nina Jaakonmäki, Tuukka Helin, Timea Szanto, Marialuisa Zedde, Tomi Sarkanen, Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Juha Sinisalo, Ulla Junttola, Petra Redfors, Bettina von Sarnowski and 18 more

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Nina JaakonmäkiNeurocenter Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4965-3163
Tuukka HelinDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, HUS Diagnostic Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Timea SzantoCoagulation Disorders Unit, Department of Hematology, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Marialuisa ZeddeNeurology Unit, Stroke Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7530-818X
Tomi SarkanenDepartment of Neurology, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Nicolas Martinez-MajanderDepartment of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8489-7051
Juha SinisaloCardiology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ulla JunttolaClinical Neuroscience Research Unit and Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Petra RedforsDepartment of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University of Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bettina von SarnowskiDepartment of Neurology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Ulrike Waje-AndreassenDepartment of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Pauli YlikotilaDepartment of Neurology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Nilufer YesilotIstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kristina RyliskieneFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Lauri TulkkiDepartment of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Laura Amaya PascasioDepartment of Neurology, Torrecárdenas University Hospital, University of Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1162-4209
Radim LicenikAcute Stroke Centre, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, England, UK.
Phillip FerdinandNeurosciences, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stroke-on-Trent, England, UK.
Eva GerdtsDepartment of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Dalius JatužisFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Alessandro PezziniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8629-3315
Janika KõrvDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Juha HuhtakangasClinical Neuroscience Research Unit and Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Ana Catarina FonsecaDepartment of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6913-5526
Lotta Joutsi-KorhonenDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, HUS Diagnostic Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Hugoten CateDepartment of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Pekka JäkäläNeurocenter Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Jukka PutaalaDepartment of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Funding

Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District reaserch fund TYH2014407Research Council of Finland 286246Research Council of Finland 318075Research Council of Finland 322656Sigrid Juselius foundationSuomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreviously undetected antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) potentially provide explanations for early-onset cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS). Prior association studies conducted over a decade ago were inconclusive and not focused on patients with CIS.

methodsSECRETO is a multi-center case-control study enrolling patients aged 18-49 years with imaging-positive acute CIS and 1:1 matched stroke-free controls. Lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL), and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I (aβ2GPI) IgG antibodies were assessed from blood samples taken at two time points (baseline and 12-weeks) from patients and at a single time point from controls. Conditional logistic regression models assessed the association of aPLs, adjusted for age, level of education, and vascular risk factors.

resultsA total of 503 patient-control pairs were analyzed. At either time-point, compared to healthy controls, patients had more frequently positive aβ2GPI (patients 11.9% vs controls 2.0%, p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the presence of positive LA between patients and controls. In the logistic regression model, at either time-point positive aB2GI and aCL were associated with CIS (odds ratio [OR] 11.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.35-28.95 and OR 20.85, 95% CI 204-213.16, respectively). The frequency of patients with positive aβ2GPI or aCL increased from baseline to 12 weeks (p < 0.001), whereas frequency of positive LA results decreased (p < 0.001).

conclusionsPositive aβ2GPI and aCL, but not LA, detected either shortly after stroke or after 12 weeks were associated with early-onset CIS. Notably, after the acute phase, frequencies of positive aβ2GPI and aCL increased, whereas LA showed a reverse trend.

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Autoantibodiesbeta 2-Glycoprotein IBrain IschemiaImmunoglobulin GIschemic StrokeAdolescentAdultAntibodies, AnticardiolipinAntibodies, AntiphospholipidCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsYoung Adultanti-beta 2 glycoprotein I autoantibodyAntibodies, AnticardiolipinAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAutoantibodiesbeta 2-Glycoprotein IImmunoglobulin GAntiphospholipid antibodiesischemic strokeyoung adult

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