Mechanisms of Disease: Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- From Clinical Association to Pathologic Mechanism CME

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Release Date: February 19, 2008Valid for credit through February 19, 2009
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    Mechanisms of Disease: Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- From Clinical Association to Pathologic Mechanism
    Bas de Laat, PhD
    Koen Mertens, PhD
    Philip G. de Groot, PhD

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the clinical features of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
  2. Identify the prevalence of overlapping features of APS and systemic lupus erythematosus
  3. Identify the infectious disease most likely to be confused serologically with APS
  4. List the minimal requirements of the Sapporo classification to be fulfilled for a diagnosis of APS
  5. Identify the serologic test most likely to be correlated with thrombosis, prognosis, and pregnancy loss in patients with APS
Authors and Disclosures

Bas de Laat, PhD
Disclosure: Bas de Laat, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Koen Mertens, PhD
Disclosure: Koen Mertens, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Philip G. de Groot, PhD
Disclosure: Philip G. de Groot, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd
Disclosure: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


 
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