Phenotypes in antiphospholipid syndrome : A hierarchical cluster analysis based on two independent databases

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BACKGROUND: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by thromboses at various sites and obstetric events associated with the persistent presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The identification of clinical phenotypes in APS patients is a clinical need. In this study, we aimed to determine the clinical phenotypes of APS patients through an unsupervised analysis of two well-characterized cohorts of APS patients.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: APS phenotypes were defined by an ascending hierarchical cluster analysis to identify preferential associations between 18 types of organ involvement and clinical characteristics. This analysis was performed on an initial multi-center cohort of 1000 patients, with validation in a replication cohort of 435 patients.

RESULTS: The hierarchical analysis identified three APS phenotypes in both the initial and replication cohorts: an obstetric phenotype (n = 259 and n = 74 patients, respectively), a venous thrombosis phenotype, accounting for the largest number of patients (n = 461 and n = 297 patients, respectively), and a skin-central nervous system-heart phenotype (n = 280 and n = 64 patients, respectively). The clinical characteristics of the patients differed significantly between the three phenotypes, but there was no difference in antiphospholipid antibody profile between the groups.

CONCLUSIONS: We identified three phenotypes of APS defined based on preferential associations of organ involvements and differences in presentation. These observations may help clinicians to detect organ involvement and to manage treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:144

Enthalten in:

Journal of autoimmunity - 144(2024) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 103173

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Taieb, Dov [VerfasserIn]
Moyon, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Lhote, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Annesi-Maesano, Isabella [VerfasserIn]
Haroche, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Cervera, Ricard [VerfasserIn]
Amoura, Zahir [VerfasserIn]
Cohen Aubart, Fleur [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Antiphospholipid
Journal Article
Phenotypes
Stroke
Thrombosis

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Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaut.2024.103173

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368200302