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JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
Volume 7, Issue 10, Pages 1737-1740Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03555.x
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anticoagulants; antiphospholipid syndrome; diagnosis; lupus anticoagulant; thrombosis
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One of the conclusions of the subcommittee meeting on Lupus Anticoagulant/Phospholipid dependent antibodies, held in Geneva on 2007, was the need to update the guidelines on Lupus Anticoagulant (LA) detection. Particular emphasis was given to several aspects discussed in this official communication. A new paragraph is dedicated to the patient selection, and aims to minimize inappropriate requests for LA testing. Modalities for blood collection and processing are fully delineated and the choice of tests is limited to dRVVT and a sensitive aPTT. Calculation of cut-off values for each diagnostic step are clearly stated. A final paragraph reports the interpretation of the results in general and in particular situations.
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