Research Article

The Pathogenicity of Anti-β2GP1-IgG Autoantibodies Depends on Fc Glycosylation

Table 5

Cohorts studied with the lectin ELISA.

Cohort Abbreviation Number of samples

Patients with primary APS PAPS 12
Patients with APS and SLE as underlying disease SAPS 10
Patients with SLE without symptoms of APS harbouring circulating aPL SLE + aPL15
Asymptomatic carriers of aPL aaPL 6
Healthy children with circulating anti-β2GP1 16

APS = antiphospholipid syndrome; aPL = antiphospholipid antibodies; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus.