The diagnosis of lupus anticoagulant (LA) becomes difficult when there is a weak titer of LA antibodies. This study demonstrates that 20 minutes' incubation increases the sensitivity of the mixing test to diagnose LA by 23% and to suspect the antibodies by 66%.
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Vol. 90 No. 4 (2005): April, 2005 : Letters to the Editor
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2005-01-01
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Ferrata Storti Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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0390-6078
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1592-8721
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I Alonso, F Vandermijnsbrugge, E Vanremoortele, C Bradstreet, A Efira, B Cantinieaux. An improved method for lupus anticoagulant detection. Haematologica 2005;90(4):564-565; https://doi.org/10.3324/%x.
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