Autoantibodies against galectins are associated with antiphospholipid syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
2013
against double-stranded DNA (for patients with SLE) or a rheumatoid factor (for patients with RA), respectively. Importantly, anti-galectin-2 autoantibodies highly significantly correlated with the appearance of a secondary APS in patients with SLE so that this parameter may serve as an additional biomarker for APS. Equally of note, the presence of IgG autoantibodies against galectins capable to act as an opsonin may contribute to a sustained immune dysregulation in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
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