Abstract Purpose of Review The epidemiology of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is poorly
understood. Here, we review the current understanding of the epidemiology of …

The diverse clinical manifestations of COVID-19 is emerging as a hallmark of the Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. While the initial target …

Evidence is emerging that the process of immune aging is a mechanism leading to
autoimmunity. Over lifetime, the immune system adapts to profound changes in …

Changes in T lymphocyte populations underlie much of the age-related decline in the
protective immune response. Aging leads to the replacement of virgin T cells by memory T …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin in systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in non-SLE disorders, and to evaluate the clinical …

Epidemiology of the Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Page 1 Journal of Autoimmunity (2000)
15, 145–151 doi:10.1006/jaut.2000.0409, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on …

Objective To identify features of antinuclear antibody (ANA)–HEp‐2 test results that
discriminate ANA‐positive healthy individuals and patients with autoimmune rheumatic …

Most mature B cells can be divided into four subtypes based on the expression of the
surface markers IgD and CD27: IgD+ CD27− naïve B cells, IgD+ CD27+ unswitched memory …

The essentiality of n− 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is described in relation to a
thymus/thymocyte accretion of arachidonic acid (20∶ 4n− 6, AA) in early development, and …

Antibodies that are present in the serum of healthy individuals in the absence of deliberate
immunization with any antigen, are refered to as natural antibodies. A vast majority of natural …