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Pitfalls in antiphospholipid antibody testing: specifically interference from anticoagulation

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 740 S Limestone St., J515 KY Clinic, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA

    Hammad Ali

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Connor R. Buechler

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Connor R. Buechler

  4. Department of Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, USA

    Oneeb Sanaullah

  5. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Paramarajan Piranavan

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Ali, H., Buechler, C.R., Sanaullah, O. et al. Pitfalls in antiphospholipid antibody testing: specifically interference from anticoagulation. Clin Rheumatol 43, 821–823 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-023-06813-3

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