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Should aPS/PT Be Incorporated into the Routine Serological Tests in the Diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome?

SHULAN ZHANG, FENGCHUN ZHANG and YONGZHE LI
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2019, 46 (1) 114-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171402
SHULAN ZHANG
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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FENGCHUN ZHANG
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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YONGZHE LI
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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