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Antiphospholipid antibodies and malignancy
1The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8852, USA.
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
|January 22, 2008
Abstract:
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is characterized clinically by venous or arterial thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, or placental insufficiency in women. This article describes the prevalence of malignancy, the manifestations, and the prognosis for this condition.
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