Open AccessAntiphospholipid antibodies among pregnant women with recurrent fetal wastage in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Zubaida Garba Abdullahi,
Muhammad Abdul,
Sirajo Mohammed Aminu,
Bolanle O. P. Musa,
Lawal Amadu,
Elbashir Mohammed Jibril
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/1596-3519.188894
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , context (archaeology) , lupus anticoagulant , obstetrics , univariate analysis , antiphospholipid syndrome , fetus , pediatrics , antibody , multivariate analysis , immunology , genetics , biology , paleontology
The association between antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) and pregnancy loss has been established and now considered as a treatable cause of pregnancy loss. Data on the prevalence of APA in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss are scarce in our environment.