Before revision: Research According to a 2006 Sydney consensus statement, it is advisable to classify APS into one of the following categories for research purposes: I: more than one laboratory criterion present in any combination; IIa: lupus anticoagulant present alone IIb: anti-cardiolipin IgG and/or IgM present alone in medium or high titers IIc: anti-β2 glycoprotein I IgG and/or IgM present alone in a titer greater than 99th percentile References Further reading A personal account of dealing with the condition.
After revision: Epidemiology Factors associated with developing antiphospholipid syndrome include: Genetic Markers: HLA-DR4, HLA-DR7, and HLA-DRw53 Race: Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans Sex: female Age: 30-40sResearch According to a 2006 Sydney consensus statement, it is advisable to classify APS into one of the following categories for research purposes: I: more than one laboratory criterion present in any combination; IIa: lupus anticoagulant present alone IIb: anti-cardiolipin IgG and/or IgM present alone in medium or high titers IIc: anti-β2 glycoprotein I IgG and/or IgM present alone in a titer greater than 99th percentile References Further reading A personal account of dealing with the condition.