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Table 2 Frequency of positivity of APLA in MS and controls

From: Clinical and neuroimaging correlates of antiphospholipid antibodies in multiple sclerosis: a preliminary study

Target antigens

Exacerbation

Remission

Controls

 

IGG

IGM

IGG

IGM

IGG

IGM

β2-GP-I

0/17 (0%)

14/17 (82%)

0/7 (0%)

2/7 (28%)

1/21 (4%)

0/21 (0%)

VIIa

0/17 (0%)

10/17 (59%)

0/17 (0%)

0/7 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

CL

0/17 (0%)

14/17 (82%)

0/17 (0%)

2/7 (28%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

PC

0/17 (0%)

13/17 (76%)

0/17 (0%)

1/7 (14%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

PS

0/17 (0%)

12/17 (71%)

0/17 (0%)

1/7 (14%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

PE

0/17 (0%)

14/17 (82%)

0/17 (0%)

2/7 (28%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

At least one

0/17 (0%)

15/17 (88%)

0/17 (0%)

4/7 (57%)

1/21 (4%)

0/21 (0%)

  1. The abbreviations: β2-GP-I = β2-glycoprotein-I; VIIa: Factor VIIa; CL = cardiolipin; PC = phosphatidylcholine; PS= phosphatidylserine; PE = phosphatidylethanolamine