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Antiphospholipids
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Antiphospholipids (Female Health) 
These autoantibodies go after phospholipids and related compounds, and are found in 30 to 40 percent of lupus patients. A third of those patients - or 10 to 15 percent of all lupus patients - have APL syndrome, diagnosed by a positive APL test plus blood clots, recurrent miscarriages or a condition called thrombocytopenia (low platelet count). These autoantibodies are detected through three different tests: a syphilis test (false positives are common among lupus patients); an anticardiophilin antibody test; and blood coagulation tests.
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