β2 Glycoprotein 1 in Indian Patients with SLE

Abstract

Forty-five patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were investigated to evaluate the role of antiphospholipid antibodies in causation of thrombosis in Indians. The antiphospholipid antibodies studied included lupus anticoagulant (LAC), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL), and anti-β₂-glycoprotein 1 (aβ₂-GP1). Twenty-seven patients (60%) had clinical manifestations of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Nineteen patients (42.2%) had a history of thrombosis, and eight (17.7%) had a history of recurrent fetal loss. aβ₂-GP1 was (IgG) was positive in 23 (51.1%), aCL in 13 (28.8%), and LAC in four (8.8%). Of 19 patients with thrombosis, 14 (73.6%) were positive for aβ₂-GP1, eight (42.1%) for aCL, and none of them was positive for LAC. Of the eight patients with recurrent fetal loss, two (25%) patients were positive for β₂-GP1, five (62.5%) for aCL, and one (12.5%) for LAC. Of 18 patients without any manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), seven patients (38.8%) were positive for aβ₂-GP1, and three (16.6%) for aCL and LAC each. It is concluded that presence of aβ₂-GP1 increases the risk of thrombosis and therefore should be looked for in all cases of SLE to consider prophylactic antithrombotic therapy in these patients.

Keywords

SLE Anti β2-GP1 Thrombosis

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