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Antiprothrombin antibodies induce platelet activation: A possible explanation for anti-FXa therapy failure in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome?

Walid ChayouaPhillip Lindsay Ross NicolsonJoost C M MeijersCaroline KardebyLourdes Garcia-QuintanillaKatrien M J DevreeseBas de LaatStephen P WatsonPhilip G de Groot
Published in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2021)
Antiprothrombin antibodies with LAC activity are able to activate platelets via FcγRIIA. Decreased prothrombin levels resulted in less antiprothrombin antibody-mediated platelet aggregation. This may explain the lower incidence of arterial thrombosis in patients treated with warfarin than with anti-FXa therapy.
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