| Preferred Name |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61283 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A disorder caused by the presence of autoantibodies directed against phospholipids, causing a hypercoaguable state, which may result in blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and in women, significant pregnancy-related complications, including miscarriage and stillbirth. The syndrome is often associated with other autoimmune disorders, most commonly lupus erythematosus, and certain infections. |
| code |
C61283 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A disorder caused by the presence of autoantibodies directed against phospholipids, causing a hypercoaguable state, which may result in blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and in women, significant pregnancy-related complications, including miscarriage and still birth. The syndrome is often associated with other autoimmune disorders, most commonly lupus erythematosus, and infections, including syphilis and Lyme disease. |
| FULL_SYN |
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Antiphospholipid_Syndrome |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome |
| Preferred_Name |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| prefixIRI |
C61283 |
| prefLabel |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0085278 |
| subClassOf |